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Waxing Crescent Moon with Earthshine


Waxing Crescent Moon with Earthshine

April 22,2023, 02:40 UT
Scope used 4.25” f/5 Dobsonian on an equatorial platform, eyepiece 12 mm 45x,
Moon 1.94 days old; wanted to do this the day before but clouded out.4.4% illuminated, Colongitude 289 deg.
Sketching and Materials
Black Strathmore 400 Artagain paper (9” x 12”), Black, white and gray pastel pencils, white Pearl eraser,
Using Gimp2 cut and pasted to a clean black background.
Frank :)






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