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Moonrise with Pleiades in Clouds (Aug 25, 2024).jpg

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The waning last quarter Moon rises in conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster, here coming out of a band of clouds just above the northeast horizon, with the Moon just a degree or two above the horizon.

This was the evening of August 25, 2024. Earthshine is just visible on the "dark side of the Moon." And yes, the sky really was that colour, as this was so low with the field lit by moonlight reddened by atmospheric absorption.

Technical:
This is a blend of 8 exposures taken in quick succession, from 30 seconds for the stars and base sky, to as short as 1/8-second for the lunar disk, blended with Lights1 luminosity masks created with Lumenzia extension panel in Photoshop. The exposure blending results in an image that better resembles what the eye could see in the scene with such a high dynamic range in brightness.

The Canon R5 was at ISO 1600 and on the Astro-Tech 90CFT refractor telescope at f/4.8 for a focal length of 430mm. It was on the Astro-Physics Mach1 mount tracking the sky at the sidereal rate. Thus the blurred clouds. Finishing touch glows and Orton-style effects added with Luminar Neo and Nik Color EFX.
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The waning last quarter Moon rises in conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster, here coming out of a band of clouds just above the northeast horizon, with the Moon just a degree or two above the horizon. <br /> <br /> This was the evening of August 25, 2024. Earthshine is just visible on the "dark side of the Moon." And yes, the sky really was that colour, as this was so low with the field lit by moonlight reddened by atmospheric absorption. <br /> <br /> Technical: <br /> This is a blend of 8 exposures taken in quick succession, from 30 seconds for the stars and base sky, to as short as 1/8-second for the lunar disk, blended with Lights1 luminosity masks created with Lumenzia extension panel in Photoshop. The exposure blending results in an image that better resembles what the eye could see in the scene with such a high dynamic range in brightness. <br /> <br /> The Canon R5 was at ISO 1600 and on the Astro-Tech 90CFT refractor telescope at f/4.8 for a focal length of 430mm. It was on the Astro-Physics Mach1 mount tracking the sky at the sidereal rate. Thus the blurred clouds. Finishing touch glows and Orton-style effects added with Luminar Neo and Nik Color EFX.