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Photography

CaliforniaPeggy

(154,421 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2024, 12:47 AM Dec 2024

I simply HAD to photograph the moon (and Venus) tonight! Here are my results: [View all]

This one is slightly different:

And this one is just for fun!

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I simply HAD to photograph the moon (and Venus) tonight! Here are my results: [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 OP

Gorgeous Alice Kramden Dec 2024 #1

Thank you so much, my dear Alice Kramden! And congrats on your 2400 posts! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #3

Lovely of you to notice, dear California Peggy Alice Kramden Dec 2024 #16

It was a spectacular sight tonight! MN2theMax Dec 2024 #2

Thank you, my dear MN2theMax! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #4

I so admire those who can understand astronomy. I spent applegrove Dec 2024 #5

I would miss that too, had I been lucky enough to see it. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #6

You would love it. applegrove Dec 2024 #7

For sure I would, my dear applegrove! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #8

Tuesday Night I Took The Same Photo DallasNE Dec 2024 #25

Photos capture the moment perfectly. Having lots of fun, huh!? Deuxcents Dec 2024 #9

Thanks so much, my dear Deuxcents! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #10

Is that Venus, near the upper right corner? calimary Dec 2024 #11

It sure is, my dear calimary! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #12

Nicely done! Permanut Dec 2024 #13

Thank you, my dear Permanut! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #14

I love your work solara Dec 2024 #15

Thank you so much, my dear solara! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #19

That is exactly the lovely sight we saw looking out our kitchen window tonight 3catwoman3 Dec 2024 #17

Omigod, my dear 3catwoman3! You had snow? Omigod! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #20

Moon and Venus... mamajudi Dec 2024 #18

I'm glad you got to see them too, as well as get a photo! Hey, a photo's a photo! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #21

The 3rd photo is exactly what I saw out of my kitchen window tonight. 3catwoman3 Dec 2024 #22

Very nice Pas-de-Calais Dec 2024 #23

Thank you, my dear Pas-de-Calais! Glad you liked. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #31

Magnificent! GoneOffShore Dec 2024 #24

Thanks so much, my dear GoneOffShore! Wow. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #32

A sliver of the moon makes for great pix! JohnnyRingo Dec 2024 #26

Thank you for your excellent thoughts, my dear JohnnyRingo! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #33

Beautiful captures dear Peggy! FalloutShelter Dec 2024 #27

Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #34

Thank you. Hope22 Dec 2024 #28

And I thank you, my dear Hope22, for your very kind comments. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #35

You did a great job. Most people set the moon too bright. Looks very professional. chouchou Dec 2024 #29

Thank you so much for your excellent critique, my dear chouchou! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #36

Lovely photos CP! I saw the moon and venus last night. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #30

Thanks so much, my dear Clouds Passing! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #37

Beautiful! ShazzieB Dec 2024 #38

Thanks so much, my dear ShazzieB! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #39

I had a bonus view in Arizona ThoughtCriminal Dec 2024 #40

How very cool, my dear ThoughtCriminal! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #41