Mastodawn

🌘 The moon is almost ready to disappear completely!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (2% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 406,254 km (252,434 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:44 AM, Moonset 06:21 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on October 21, 2025
🌕 Next Full Moon: November 05, 2025
🌑 Next New Moon: October 21, 2025

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: October 21, 2025

The moon at 47.8% Illumination

Orion Nebula with no filters. This is what it looks like through the telescope but with a 2 second capture.

4mm lens used for Orion, Android Cam set on 2 sec exposure and 1600 ISO

38.2% Waning Crescent Moon

Beautiful early morning views of our extraordinary Luna including Earthshine!

Sun, Saturn, Moon Pictures from today.

🌘 Just a whisper of moonlight remains tonight!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (46% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 384,702 km (239,042 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 01:46 AM, Moonset 02:27 PM

🔄 Next Phase: Waning Crescent on June 20, 2025
🌕 Next Full Moon: June 24, 2025
🌑 Next New Moon: June 26, 2025

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• Full Moon: Tuesday, June 24
• Full Moon: Wednesday, June 25
• New Moon: Thursday, June 26

#PastelDrawing of a 35% #WaningCrescent #Moon that I actually did in June 2024 but totally forgot to share! #Stabilo #CarbOthello pastel pencils on black paper. This was a wedding gift showing the Moon on the couples' wedding day #AstronomySketching #SpaceArt #MoonArt

"Skyfishing"

Apologies for not posting anything for the last few days: I've been busy grading work at the end of the semester, followed by being sidelined due to caffeine withdrawal (I usually cut back on all caffeinated drinks during summer).

In place of 3D, I've decided to share some of my photography. This is a telephoto shot of construction in downtown Calgary, taken from the north, with a waning crescent moon.

Sony A7R IV | 560mm | ƒ/8 | 1/1250 | ISO 100

#photography #fediart #mastoart #artistsonmastodon #urban #city #cityscape #cityscapephotography #moon #sky #skyscraperphotography #skyscraper #underconstruction #construction #telephoto #waningcrescent