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Nightfall with Venus & Earthshine Moon

Nightfall with Venus & Earthshine Moon

One evening while out at my Observatory I just happened to take a look at the southern sky with this tree between myself and the Moon and Venus.

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One evening while out at my Observatory I just happened to take a look at the southern sky with this tree between myself and the Moon and Venus.

Using my Samsung Note 20 Ultra I snapped a few pictures and ran the best one through Lightroom mobile.

Awesome foreground silhouette in the evening sky with the earthshine moon who's surface was illuminated close to the same percentage as Venus'.

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Brenham, Texas, US

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Jan, 2024

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