Planet Venus floats high above as Earth's Moon sinks into the sunset.
We were just getting home from dinner and shopping when I saw a beautiful sight in the darkening western sky: the young crescent Moon with diamond-like planet Venus floating in the velvet darkness above. I quickly grabbed my camera bag and tripod and headed back out for high ground to capture the scene before it disappeared. Technically, it was a 2.58-day waxing crescent Moon, about nine percent illuminated. Aesthetically, it was a lovely end to the day.
A young crescent Moon sinks into the fading colors of the sunset on a beautiful September evening.
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I think these are amazing shots! Everyone shoots the full moon. I think I like this better.
Thanks so much! I think a lot of folks like the extremes: Full Moon or thin crescent. Myself, I’ve always found the crescent phases to be most appealing and last night’s was beautiful.
Cheshire cat smile! Tres Bien!
“Well! I’ve often seen a cat without a grin,” thought Alice; “but a grin without a cat! It’s the most curious thing I ever saw in all my life!”