Earthshine on a crescent moon is probably my favorite thing ever, and my partner Chris knows this - that's why he called me at 6:00am on his way to work to tell me about the "crescent moon with earthshine a few feet away from the planet Venus." I swear he's learning so much just by listening to me ramble.
I was super curious what he meant by "a few feet" so I decided to take Katie outside and check it out for myself. Boy was he right! There, just above a tree, was the waning 12% crescent moon about 5° from Venus. I used my fist at arms length (which approximates 10°) and decided that it was about half that distance. Looking it up on Stellarium, it's actually a bit closer, more like 4°39' separation. Very cool!
![crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAQf66Yzn5KwgTdo74eST_IXNwSOUA0hHYifoB5vr7QSVOw8OCIzuMhEPGNE-V198MsoRmXP8L_MdBscT5fZswXhcbYTtaOkD8rfNKuhJl6Iiqfk_8iCf7oHud9BPeiYtkcZQTmx0485W/s1600/moon+and+venus+february+26.jpg) |
Single exposure with white balance taken at 1.6 sec, ISO 800, 75mm, f/5.0 |
![crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R1InbgyVN_aQsi-q7O_Fl-VcXDJiIN5GOOBTIGyirUc0x2rm9lYylQ5Nk1K9tU_lU8sqjPkvMzd1QtiebRRbnew3d-2hbekLi4W0otkTzOrvad-Vanz5U2-zmX9EcvsAcLPia1Zpwsjn/s1600/moon+earthshine+conjunction.jpg) |
Single exposure with white balance taken at 1.6 sec, ISO 800, 180mm, f/5.6 |
If it weren't 7°F and windy, I would probably have stayed out to watch the full sunrise with Mercury peeking above the horizon just before the sun. Because of the wind, I've learned to take a lot of frames each at the same settings. This lighter weight T5i camera is easy on the wrists for handheld shooting, but doesn't stay put in a breeze.
Here are some additional exposures of the conjunction.
![crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus crescent moon earthshine conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VLiyInZsY1tm5b2poAYuq6P1nEJAzBmNCpK1oLf55nii0ufkYw1EtvmYKoDdR45S215BPgBFMrF1D-LQyMhiEejVAu_1HfpEsjP16odbCS1K5xYghBDyTSx36-Byp4cV1Rg3nGo8NFGJ/s1600/earthshine+crescent+moon+with+venus+february+26.jpg) |
Single exposure at 1.6 sec, ISO 200, 180mm, f/5.6 |
![crescent moon conjunction with venus crescent moon conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSCI2YE4LTrpnc7yUL6NYV7us-nd7K7NmaPigtO67Sug5rhnhUmNcFYRUMOGg8UxUBOaaingUUWD-rnL9733VawF7sYVXtxsOO1ukNAVdY4BY0QiYeeVLMxRWZhS6SmIwONq8ihpg77iw/s1600/crescent+smile+moon+with+venus.jpg) |
Single exposure at 1.6 sec, ISO 100, 180mm, f/5.6 |
![crescent moon conjunction with venus crescent moon conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEVB_b_RlkVeZUX1PQA4cABjGJit1RSBTRVKMmA30hhPpFvspnUrYY4y7CKDZQ5AeX1i6zoJQto7pc4i9gfZ6uQLGv4hIwl58hzKZmxPJbADx4b7ug16pLy1VfVwhGpQDLZOQnRWd45et/s1600/dim+crescent+moon+with+venus.jpg) |
Single exposure at 1/60 sec, ISO 100, 180mm, f/5.6 |
![crescent moon conjunction with venus crescent moon conjunction with venus](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1ZXeYHjnlH-vGGdk-PxKqeI-BxUsUPRtc5lAH1v2cyB2UYhty6WEmC4J6SJDfDW8borZ1e4gIIS2QzsFw3TaDuZmMmbEUsBQbAYS70ydo-KGge5Mx7vDzuctoTo6Vifw8RSZ4jew8jrd/s1600/moon+venus+conjunction+with+tree.jpg) |
Single frame at 1.6 sec, ISO 200, 75mm, f/5.0 |
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