Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Close Pairings of Moon and Planets

Yesterday evening I took the photograph (below) of the close pairing of the thin crescent Moon and the planet Venus. Image was taken with the iPhone 17 Pro and was handheld.




This evening, I took a similar photo, but mounted the iPhone on a tripod. The moon has now placed itself between two planets - Jupiter to the left and Venus below and to the right.


I find it a bit amusing that the handheld photo appears less burry than the one on the tripod. But I think that is really due to the time of day these were taken and the phase of the moon. On the 19th the moon was larger and brighter.

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