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Very Young Summer Moon and a Filght to the Stars, Dave Erickson

Very Young Summer Moon and a Filght to the Stars

Very Young Summer Moon and a Filght to the Stars, Dave Erickson

Very Young Summer Moon and a Filght to the Stars

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Very young moon taken just after sunset June 14, 2018, 8:49 PDT. This moon is 2.71% illuminated and just 5 degrees above the horizon through some 11.6 air masses. This is a single frame using a 0.07 second exposure through a red filter and a STL11000M camera. The mountains are about 5 miles distant. The aircraft is likley commercial and more than 100 miles distant over California's Central Valley.

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