Crescent Moon at Twilight

February 15, 2004

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Provided and copyright by: Thierry Demange
Summary authors & editors: Jim Foster; Thierry Demange

The above photo was captured over Vosges, France on January 23, 2004. This crystal clear evening featured the crescent Moon, shown here about 1 hour after sunset in the southwestern sky. Though difficult to see on this picture, Venus is visible a little to the right and above the Moon. See tomorrow's Earth Science Picture of the Day for a different view of this pairing.

Photo details: Canon EOS 10D camera; zoom 28-135IS lens; 100 ISO; 4 second exposure.

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