Tonight the terminator starts sneaking across the face of the moon again, only this time the night side is advancing: the sun is setting over the features that we saw as a thin crescent two weeks ago.
There’s a bit of color in tonight’s image, because it was shot while the moon was still fairly low over our horizon. Normally I try to let it get as high as possible, so there’s the least possible amount of atmosphere between the telescope and the moon; while that doesn’t always ensure good seeing, it’s usually a good strategy. But since I’ve been playing peek-a-boo with the clouds over the last few days, I’ve decided to take my shots where I can get them, to extend the streak for as long as possible. I doubt I’ll be able to get images through all 27 visible days of this lunation, but at least while the shooting is easy, I’d like to try!
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