2 Days 17 Hours Old Moon

2 Days 17 Hours Old Moon at Moon set with Earth Shine

The old Moon in the New Moon's arms

The above image is resized to one half of the Nikon Coolpix 990 camera resolution and cropped to 700 x 540 pixels. Photo was taken at Oregon Star Party 2002.

Moon Information
Age of Moon: 2 days, 17 hours, 7 minutes
Moon phase: 8% (0% = New, 100% = Full)

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
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CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 4.00sec
APERTURE : F2.5
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f8.2mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : STANDARD
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2002.08.10 21:36
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Image processing with JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 7.04
Crop
Nose, Edge Perserving Smooth
Nose, Edge Perserving Smooth
Image, Sharpen, Unsharpen Mask
Resized

Imaging Equipment Configuration
Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled to an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ShortTube™ achromatic 80mm aperture refractor.

Use Test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width

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