The waxing gibbous moon hangs in the night sky at 87% illuminated.
27 February 2026, Moon at 87%.
Playing a little catch up! Here’s a fairly clean shot from late February. Going to experiment with new techniques in April.
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A closer look at the waxing gibbous moon from the 29th. The northern hemisphere is brightly lit with slight crater shadowing in the upper left.
29 January 2026, Moon at 89%.
One more shot from the 29th.
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Details from the moon on the 29th of January showing a closer look at the lower third.
29 January 2026, Moon at 89%.
A closer shot from the 29th.
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The waxing gibbous moon hangs at 89% illumination.
29 January 2026, Moon at 89%.
Finally caught a good night. It’s been slow going lately between clouds, freezing temps, and the collapse of the US.
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Jupiter in the blackness of space with moons Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. Stripes and a vague outline of the red dot are visible.
03 January 2026, Jupiter.
My first shot of Jupiter! Stripes and vague outline of the red dot are visible. Moons are Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto.
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Shadows creeping in on the edge of the full supermoon.
03 January 2026, Supermoon 99%.
A few more edge details from the 3rd.
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A bit of shadow creeps in on the full moon revealing slight crater details.
03 January 2026, Supermoon 99%.
A few edge details from the 3rd.
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The January 2026 full supermoon
03 January 2026, Supermoon 99%.
The first full moon and supermoon of 2026! Caught a tiny bit of waning edge creeping in.
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The last moon of 2025, Mare Imbrium sits prominent center left.
31 December 2025, Moon at 92%.
One more close up from the 31st! Mare Imbrium, Copernicus Crater, and Sinus Iridum are prominent.
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Shadows and craters from the last moon of 2025.
31 December 2025, Moon at 92%.
Close up from the 31st. Absolutely loved how this one turned out, such interesting shadows and craters.
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The last moon of 2025 hanging at 92% illumination.
31 December 2025, Moon at 92%.
The last moon of 2025!
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A shot of the moon from the 29th, seas descending into shadows.
29 December 2025, Moon at 76%.
A closer look at the moon on the 29th. I love the descent into darkness on this one.
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The terminator creeping its way from the waxing gibbous moon.
29 December 2025, Moon at 76%.
A closer look at the moon on the 29th. Ended up as one of my cleaner shots.
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The waxing gibbous moon hangs crisp in the night sky.
29 December 2025, Moon at 76%.
Got through some data this weekend. More space goodness on the way!
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Close up shot of a crater near the terminator on the moon from December 28th.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
Ok last one from the 28th! I’ve got a few nights of new data burning a hole in my hard drive ready for review.
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Close up shot of craters and seas on the moon from the 28th of December.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
A few more from the 28th through a 2x Barlow.
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Close up photos of craters on the moon.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
Shot through a 2x Barlow. I can’t quite get these as sharp as I’d like. I’m thinking it’s the DSLR. Anyone run into this?
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Terminator details from the moon on the 28th.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
A few more details from the 28th.
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Craters and seas from the moon on the 28th.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
A closer shot from the 28th.
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The waxing crescent moon hangs at 66% illumination.
28 December 2025, Moon at 66%.
Some clear and kind of warm (barely below freezing) nights to end the year. My fingers barely went numb, that’s a win.
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Craters along the moons terminator.
Happy new year everyone! Loved seeing all the amazing astro / photography / art on Bluesky this year. It’s a welcome light to the chaos. Keep posting your work!
Here’s a few more details from the 27th.
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Craters and seas of the waxing gibbous moon at 54% illumination.
27 December 2025, Moon at 54%.
A few details from the 27th.
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The quarter moon, split almost perfectly down the middle!
27 December 2025, Moon at 54%.
Lucky breaks and timing on this one. Missed the early clear skies but caught the late evening cloud breaks.
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The waxing crescent moon at 44% illumination.
26 December 2025, Moon at 44%.
Managed a few shots through very light clouds. I wasn’t sure I’d get anything at all but it turned out pretty clean.
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Moon hanging out at 33% on Christmas night.
25 December 2025, Moon at 33%.
The Christmas moon! Super clear skies, but I forgot to let my telescope cool long enough to get a better shot.
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Langrenus Crater has a diameter of 132km, central peaks rise to about 1km. The inner walls are terraced, which I thought at first was artifacting from bad focus and editing but it’s actually quite accurate!
06 December 2025, Moon at 94%.
Last shot for a bit! The new moon, clouds, and a deep sky project have me tapped out. This is a shot of Langrenus Crater.
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Petavius Crater has a diameter of 177km and the central mountains summit at 1.7km.
06 December 2025, Moon at 94%.
A close up focused on Petavius Crater with a 2x Barlow. It has a diameter of 177km and the central peaks summit at 1.7km.
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Mare Crisium with references for scale.
Mare Crisium as desolate as North Dakota.
06 December 2025, Moon at 94%.
Toying with the Barlow lens. Mare Crisium is almost the exact same size, and quality, as North Dakota!
(I used to live there)
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Tycho Crater dominates the moon’s surface with bright rays that stretch outward in every direction.
06 December 2025, Moon at 94%.
Crop from the 6th. Tycho Crater is prominent center left, and some of its bright rays that stretch outward reach 1,500km!
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Focused on sharp craters along the terminator of the waning gibbous moon.
06 December 2025, Moon at 94%.
Crop of the full moon shot from the 6th showcasing some interesting craters along the terminator.
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