Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Extremely wide field
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Crescent Moon in the Hyades, JDJ
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Crescent Moon in the Hyades

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Crescent Moon in the Hyades

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The waxing crescent Moon was close to Aldebaran and surrounded by the Hyades in the western sky around sunset April 18th-19th. The waxing crescent moon was at 5% direct illumination and the remainder was nicely visible in Earthshine. Aldebaran is to the upper left of the Moon which appears to be hanging in the Hyades.

Image taken with a Nikon D750 and Nikon 28-300mm zoom lens at 300mm and F/5.6. Exposure was 1 sec at ISO-800.

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Crescent Moon in the Hyades, JDJ

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