I was taking my dog out at 5:50am this morning and noticed a slim crescent moon rising over the apartment buildings next door. What luck! Another example of how owning a dog is good news for skywatching because it gets you outside every couple hours or so.
I didn't notice it at fist, but the moon was right next to a star in the twilight sky (more apparent in the longer exposures). I looked it up using Stellarium, and it appears to be Beta Capricorni, traditionally known as Dabih "the butcher." (Every time I say that I think of Dobby the house elf).
I shot a variety of exposures, and stacked the moon twice in Registax. Here are my best shots with acquisition details:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A6BSSpgWB4ckKnpbNBvX5x-pBCjfoe_Wk9OLHYjrRq8wyDH2qbvxZIAJurp2wFj8cU85SH4_brI1V1wVux_JN5C0GwFfj5z1WCeYrSn48dZWgvqy6LTv76fRC7k4H8bRiyOfuPl_Q309/s400/wideshot.jpg) |
2 sec, ISO 200, f/4.5, 75mm, 6:02am facing SE |
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21 subs stacked in Registax, each ISO 200, 1/250 sec, 300mm, f/5.6 |
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21 subs stacked in Registax, each ISO 200, 1 sec, 300mm, f/5.6 |
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