The Moon, just after full, one day into the Artemis II Mission. Craters can be seen along the edge of the top right quadrant where the terminator is. The bottom half of the image is degraded by clouds.

#Waning #Moon

Date: 2026 04 02
Time: 23:18:17 UTC
Altitude: 21° 11'
Distance: 394 136 km
Phase: 99%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/50s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

For full resolution, open the image in a new tab.

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Waxing gibbous Moon showing 89% phase with the terminator at around 30° to the horizontal.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 03 29
Time: 19:35:05 UTC
Altitude: 40° 43'
Distance: 378 412 km
Phase: 89%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

Due to cloud, only a single frame was captured tonight.

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, leaning slightly to the left. Many craters and features are clearly visible along the terminator.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 03 28
Time: 21:21:49 UTC
Altitude: 53° 25'
Distance: 374 569 km
Phase: 82%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/12, 1/125s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

For full resolution, open the image in a new tab.

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

An image of tonight’s moon captured with a spotting scope and phone camera. The image shows Mare Imbrium with the crater Plato and Sinus Iridum right on the terminator line.

March 28th, a close up of the 81% illuminated waxing gibbous #moon. The lunar sea ‘Mare Imbrium’ makes up the majority of the image with the Plato crater to the north and Sinus Iridum highlighted on the #terminator line. #craters #mare #space #nature #digiscoping

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, leaning to the left at about 60°. Craters can be seen along the terminator.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 03 27
Time: 19:10:12 UTC
Altitude: 56° 53'
Distance: 371 130 km
Phase: 72%

Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150

Exposure: f/12, 1/125s, ISO-400
Focal Length: 1800 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

An image of tonight’s moon (March 27th) showing details of craters and mountains on the lunar surface.

A close up from tonight’s 72% illuminated waxing gibbous moon with the Apennine mountains prominent. #moon #mare #craters #mountains #digiscoping

A waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky with the blurred silhouette of a passenger jet flying across it from top to bottom. The Moon's terminator is at about a 60° angle to the horizontal.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 03 27
Time: 18:44:57 UTC
Altitude: 55° 05'
Distance: 371 191 km
Phase: 72%

Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150

Exposure: f/12, 1/60s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters #jet #aeroplane #airplane

First quarter standing with the terminator almost vertical in a black sky. Many craters can be seen in detail along the terminator with long shadows falling across the crater floors.

#Waxing #FirstQuarter #Moon

Date: 2026 03 25
Time: 18:56:22 UTC
Altitude: 63° 18'
Distance: 365 549 km
Phase: 50%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Tonight 50% illuminated First Quater moon, 370,000km from earth. The crater Alphonsus prominent in the centre.
Some light cloud adding some mystery? #moon #lunar #craters #space

A crescent Moon reclining in a black sky. This image is a stack of the best frames acquired through the clouds and processed in GIMP to remove the thick haze. It was not possible to get a good image under these conditions.

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon

Date: 2026 03 22
Time: 19:33:03 UTC
Altitude: 33° 13'
Distance: 363 414 km
Phase: 18%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/20s, ISO-400
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

A crescent Moon, lying on its back in a black sky.

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon

Date: 2026 03 21
Time: 18:56:57 UTC
Altitude: 26° 25'
Distance: 364 259 km
Phase: 9%

Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150

Exposure: f/12, 1/40s, ISO-800
Focal Length: 1800 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters #supercrescent

An almost full Moon.

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 03 05
Time: 00:55:20 UTC
Altitude: 32° 30'
Distance: 385 556 km
Phase: 97%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

#Craters Stoefler, Faraday, #Celestron 8 prime focus, #ZWO ASI178MC, #SharpCap 3000subs, #Autostakkert! 3, Wavelet sharpening #Corel Paintshop Pro script. 04/16/2024 #Astrophotography

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 02 28
Time: 21:40:56 UTC
Altitude: 56° 38'
Distance: 369 084 km
Phase: 92%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Yesterday's Day Moon, new at jasonrhode.picfair.com/images/02430...

#day moon #moon #day #backyard #outside #clouds #craters #space #nature #celestial #twofeetbelowproductions

The first quarter Moon lying on its back with the terminator at the top of the image. Many features can be seen in strong relief along the terminator due to long early morning shadows, including large and small craters, some with central prominences, towering mountains and marias.

#Waxing #FirstQuarter #Moon

Hi-res image. Click to view full screen.

Date: 2026 02 24
Time: 20:54:20 UTC
Altitude: 51° 04'
Distance: 365 193 km
Phase: 54%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 2400 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

A close-up of the northern regions of the first quarter Moon showing a mountain range, craters and Maria in detail. The north-eastern limb of the Moon is set against a black sky.

#Waxing #FirstQuarter #Moon

Northern regions closeup

Date: 2026 02 24
Time: 18:02:10 UTC
Altitude: 63° 22'
Distance: 364 470 km
Phase: 53%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

#Waxing #FirstQuarter #Moon

Date: 2026 02 24
Time: 18:02:10 UTC
Altitude: 63° 22'
Distance: 364 470 km
Phase: 53%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

#Waxing #FirstQuarter #Daylight #Moon

Date: 2026 02 24
Time: 15:02:34 UTC
Altitude: 46° 26'
Distance: 365 553 km
Phase: 52%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/320s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

#QuizOfTheDay: When you think of the #Moon, you might picture its surface with #Craters. But did you know the Moon has mountains too?

Which of the following is the #Highest point on the Moon?

A. Mons Blanc
B. Mons Hadley
C. Mons Huygens
D. Selenean summit

knowledgezone.co.in/resources/qu...

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon

Date: 2026 02 20
Time: 21:01:46 UTC
Altitude: 28° 10'
Distance: 368 140 km
Phase: 31%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon

Date: 2026 02 20
Time: 18:54:20 UTC
Altitude: 22° 15'
Distance: 371 934 km
Phase: 12%

Nikon D800
iOptron Rumak 150mm

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-400
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Waxing gibbous Moon in a blue sky. The image has been reprocessed to bring out more detail and provide a more natural colour balance. Stacking artefacts have also been removed.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon

Reprocessed version, sharper and clearer.

Date: 2026 01 28
Time: 15:55:44 UTC
Altitude: 36° 20'
Distance: 362 914 km
Phase: 77%

Nikon D800
iOptron Rumak 150mm

Exposure: f/12, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Waxing Gibbous Moon in blue sky, showing craters along the terminator.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon

Date: 2026 01 28
Time: 15:55:44 UTC
Altitude: 36° 20'
Distance: 362 914 km
Phase: 77%

Nikon D800
iOptron Rumak 150mm

Exposure: f/12, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Waxing gibbous Moon lying at about 45 degrees in a black sky. A lot of craters and features are visible along the terminator.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 01 27
Time: 22:00:50 UTC
Altitude: 49° 18'
Distance: 363 067 km
Phase: 69%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Another close up of last night’s moon. #moon #sea #craters #digiscoping #astrophotography

Crescent Moon showing craters

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon

Date: 2026 01 24
Time: 17:30:38 UTC
Altitude: 44° 13'
Distance: 371 706 km
Phase: 34%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

Image of a quarter crescent Moon lit from the lower right, many small craters with central peaks are visible on the terminator. Taken from Glasgow on iphone12

The Moon over Glasgow tonight.

Iphone12

#photography #astro #moon #craters #crescent

#Waning #gibbous #Moon

Date: 2026 01 05
Time: 23:27:32 UTC
Altitude: 37° 32'
Distance: 369 509 km
Phase: 91%

Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

#astronomy #astrophotography #craters

A girl and her dog looking for the cheddar moon #goldendoodle #hiking #midnighthike #forest #hike #nighthike #coloredpencil #illustration #goldandpurple #moon #craters #goldenmoon #beavermoon #harvestmoon #pineforest