Waning 1% Crescent Moon 

A mere 23 hours before new

 A tiny waxing crescent Moon and Venus by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken Aug 10, 2002 		Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera using a Scopetronix adapter to achieve an eyepiece projection of 45x
32 Hour Crescent Moon A tiny 32 hour old crescent Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken Aug 9, 2002 		Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA400
Imaged at 9400' in the Uinta Mountains of northern Utah
A mere 39 hours before new, this waning Crescent Moon has about 5% of its visible surface illuminated. Note the extensive Earthshine visible on the remainder of the disk A tiny waxing crescent Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken May 2000 		Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera
Waning Crescent Moon A tiny waxing crescent Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken May 2000 		Olympus OM-1
Crescent  Moon Rising A beautiful Crescent Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 5/9/02 		Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA400
50mm @f/4
Waxing Crescent Moon The first quarter Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 5/18/02 		Canon Rebel 2000 Fuji ASA200
Prime focus through a 600mm f/5 refractor
3/4 Moon A beautiful 3/4 Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 9/5/2003		 Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera
Eyepiece projection to 75x through a 120mm f/5 refractor.
3/4 Moon
The Moon as imaged by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 3/25/02		 Olympus OM-1 Fuji ASA400
Prime focus through a 6" f/12 maksutov-cassegrain
Shot required a TeleVue ParaCorr Coma Corrector to reach back focus.
Full Moon A beautiful Full Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 3/28/02 		Olympus OM-1 Fuji ASA400
Prime focus through a 120mm f/5 refractor
Almost Full Moon A beautiful almost full Moon by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 12/21/99		 Olympus OM-1
Prime focus through a 6" f/12 maksutov-cassegrain
The Full Moon The moon as imaged by Don Brown of Utah Skies
 taken 12/21/99		 Olympus OM-1
205mm w/2x teleconverter
1/1000 second, f6.8
The Full Moon The Moon as imaged by Anthony Arrigo of Utah Skies
 taken 2.23.2995		 Sony DSC-F717 Digital Camera
Eyepiece projection to 45x through a 150mm f125 maksutov-cassegrain.
The Moon in Phases

waxing_gibbous_1.jpg (59394 bytes)
taken 01/14/00

full.jpg (219639 bytes)
taken 01/19/00

crecent.jpg (208496 bytes)
taken 02/01/00

Olympus D-340R Digital Camera
Orion XT8 Newtonian Reflector (8" f/8)
crude eyepiece projection (25mm/49x)
...a close up...

moon.jpg (140048 bytes)
taken 04/10/00

Olympus D-340R Digital Camera
Orion XT8 Newtonian Reflector (8" f/8)
crude eyepiece projection (9mm/135x)

 
...and closer still...

Pb080004.jpg (140283 bytes)
taken 11/08/00

 

Olympus D-340R Digital Camera
Obsession 25" Newtonian Reflector (f/5)
crude eyepiece projection (20mm/159x)

 
Half full or half empty... Moon1.jpg (17687 bytes)
taken May 2001 		 Olympus OM-1
Orion Argonaut 6" (f/12)
prime focus
Moon2.jpg (16242 bytes)
taken May 2001 		 Orion Argonaut 6" (f/12)
prime focus
The Moon at Noon SkyMoon.jpg (8573 bytes)
taken May 2001 		 Olympus OM-1
205mm
...an early setting Moon... moon _over_hill_smaller.jpg (64088 bytes) Olympus OM-1
205mm