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09-APR-2005	John Pane

young moon *

Greene County, Southwestern Pennsylvania

This crescent moon is one day old, 28 hours past new moon, the thinnest crescent moon I have ever noticed. The lunar disk is about 1% illuminated, however the unlit face is faintly visible due to earthshine (sunlight reflected off earth and lighting the "dark side" of the moon). Photo was taken about 45 minutes after sunset.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II and 2x extender
0.60s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso800 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	09-Apr-2005 20:38:45
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	400 mm
Exposure Time	0.60 sec
Aperture	f/5.6
ISO Equivalent	800
Exposure Bias
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Cara Vinson		19-Apr-2005 13:14
I love the moon in this shot, simply stunning. The shadow of the earth is remarkable. I really like the jet trail too.

cindyd		16-Apr-2005 02:30
Wow, this almost looks like a composite. Beautiful catch. Cindy