Another clear evening revealed the close encounter of the Moon with Mars at the bottom center. Time was 9:25 pm.
Exposures set for the sunlit lunar surface and then the earthshine. Click for a bigger view of each.
Mars and the Moon
Another clear evening revealed the close encounter of the Moon with Mars at the bottom center. Time was 9:25 pm.
Exposures set for the sunlit lunar surface and then the earthshine. Click for a bigger view of each.
How I See It 
It’s been eight months since opposition. I always find it interesting how long Mars seems to hang around in the Western evening sky.
Kind of like passing a moving car in the next lane. It takes longer than a car that is not moving. It is a challenge to visualize the situation in 3-D.
Mars is tiny now.
Very fine photos. Nice capture of earthshine. Getting pictures of the moon is very challenging. I hope you and Melanie are having a nice weekend.
Nice pics! It’s still kind of wild to me that we can see earthlight reflecting back at us from the Moon.
Thank you. Earthshine and Moonshine…two nice things. 🙂
Wonderful pictures of the Moon, and Mars. They could be stacked to form nice composite.