Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Moon passed from right to left in front of Venus during the daytime. The right photo shows Venus to the left of the approaching Moon, and the left photo shows Venus to the right of the departing Moon. It is hidden behind the Moon on the central image. The lastContinue reading “Daytime Occultation of Venus”
Tag Archives: Moon
Earthshine
This morning’s thin crescent moon held “the old moon in the new moon’s arms” as earthshine illuminated the darker portion of the moon. On the moon, the earth appeared as a shining blue and white globe four times as large and many times as bright as the full moon as seen from earth. #moon #crescentContinue reading “Earthshine”
Sibling Synergy
The “old Moon” rests “in the arms” of a new, grinning, crescent Moon with earthshine illuminating the portion of the Moon that is shadowed from direct sunlight. Above and to the left, Venus adds to the beauty of the scene like a supportive sibling, the sister of Moon and Earth. Indeed, they are all brothersContinue reading “Sibling Synergy”
My Side of the Clouds
Looking up at the morning sky, I couldn’t help wondering what it was like on the other side of the clouds. The ever-deepening blue of the sky gave a hint. As the Artemis II astronauts gazed back at a tiny, crescent earth from beyond the moon, their comments described its blue and white color standingContinue reading “My Side of the Clouds”
Welcome Home
Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen have been there and back. They set records for the farthest distance from earth and for the fastest speed that humans have ever traveled, and then they safely returned on target and on time. I’m “over the moon!” #artemisII #moon
Moon Near and Far
The top photo was taken from Artemis 2 as it was swinging around the far side of the moon. The lower image was taken from my driveway in 2020 through a telescope and and barely captures features that are easily seen from space. Grimaldi is always visible from earth when it is sunlit, but MareContinue reading “Moon Near and Far”
Moon Shot
Artemis was on its way to the moon when this photo was taken yesterday morning, only it was not headed directly towards the moon at that time. It was headed towards a spot to the left of the palm trees where the moon would be as Artemis passed around it today. It took a lotContinue reading “Moon Shot”
Evening Apparition
Tranquility descended upon the scene as the sun set, the sky darkened, and the colors deepened. Soft sounds of the neighborhood did little to disturb the scene; the clucking of neighbor’s chickens, chirping of birds, and the soft crunch of dry leaves as I shuffled about the backyard and found a stump for a seat.Continue reading “Evening Apparition”
Twilight’s Last Gleaming
The thin crescent Moon was higher than usual in the sky last night due to the inclination of its orbit. See it once more tonight and also in four weeks when again it will be a thin crescent smiling high in the “twilight’s last gleaming.” #twilight #gleaming #moon
Lunicus
Think of the moon, and craters often comes to mind. However, more than craters mark its appearance. In addition to craters, there are peaks, mountain ridges, valleys, and plains of hardened lava across its surface. In the course of cooling, the lava settled and wrinkled, as seen left of the photo’s center, like thick, chocolateContinue reading “Lunicus”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 