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This picture of "Earth Shine" is an overexposure of the moon when it was a very small crescent. The overexposure shows the illumination of the moon from the light of the earth. It was a fun picture to take.

Date: January 3, 2014
Scope: 14 inch Celestron CGE 1400
Focal Length: 3910 mm; F/11
Camera: Nikon D3
ISO Setting: 400
Duration: 13 sec

 

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