Went out at 4:50am "for the first time in forever" (still have the songs from the movie Frozen in my head) on February 21, 2013. I saw the third quarter moon nestled between the brightest star(s) in Libra and the bright yellow planet Saturn.
![Third Quarter Moon with Saturn and Alpha Librae Third Quarter Moon with Saturn and Alpha Librae](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-8Fmg4JnzicnQISfDzLOTRMWZz8P8hQgbLi0SczZUymOIDW6jpdrVY8JN-gz6qObBbXReX8bEOCoIlQKKRCDqPwYWDd9YZ1-duwgnPSpifkaOPLpBsPdXfTQR6G16adL3go6ZqfF_yYM/s1600/Saturn+moon+and+alpha+1+lib.jpg) |
Single exposure at ISO 200, 100mm, f/6.3, 1.6 sec |
![Moon with Saturn and Alpha Librae (α Lib) Moon with Saturn and Alpha Librae (α Lib)](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhlX-5da-bg2pp0JeXQNWK1FAxmqU9H8orte27KGnqvUihhbxdI6FaIPPFMkEH-CBbQLbUojDZIQMk8HYEKT7NFjh1PUjxbM93tcBNm88VEmDXZzsilp07VdDJZf7s2SHUgrgY8-KKko2/s1600/Saturn+moon+and+alpha+1+lib+composite.jpg) |
Composite of two images: Background from above and Moon at ISO 100, 100mm, f/6.3, 1/320 sec |
To the naked eye I could barely make out α Lib but I knew the moon should be right on top of it. Sure enough, the moon was less than 2º from the pair of stars.
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