Luna Tonight

[Mousetoescamper]

Yesterday's (Feb. 12) full moon was the Snow Moon. Tonight's moon phase is waning gibbous.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Wow, my dear Mousetoescamper!

What an incredible photo! I think that it's the fact that it's waning gibbous that it looks like a sphere.

That dark crater at the top is one that I've been lucky enough to photograph numerous times. You've caught it magnificently!

The whole photo is simply brilliant.

[Mousetoescamper]

2. Thanks, Peggy!

Chilly winds made shooting a challenge tonight. The wind rocked my tripod and I had to carefully stabilize it with my right hand while manually focusing and operating the remote shutter release with my left.

I've lately been using a little trick when shooting the moon. I set the aperture at f11 and the ISO and shutter speed at 100 and 1/100, respectively.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Those sound interesting. Maybe I'll try them sometime.

You really had to battle the elements to achieve those remarkably good results! I'm impressed.

[Mousetoescamper]

6. My fingers were blue icicles

They got better.

[usonian]

3. Thanks, I needed that.

Hella weather in the Sierras. Was 40 mph gusts today, lightning and hail tonight.

Not good observing.

[Mousetoescamper]

5. You're welcome, usonian!

[Old Crank]

7. Very nice.

[Mousetoescamper]

9. Thanks, Old Crank!

[HAB911]

8. Excellent!

What I would do for a clear sky!

[Mousetoescamper]

10. Thanks, HAB911!

[Deuxcents]

11. My birthday moon..thank you 🙏

[Mousetoescamper]

12. Happy birthday, Deuxcents!

You are most welcome!

[Deuxcents]

13. 🙏