I was quite determined that I shouldn't let another year pass from my last post. The trip last week which was a failed Orionids attempt gave me an opportunity capture a well understood, but less known phenomenon relating to the Moon. Given the International Observe the Moon Day already a day behind (28th of Oct), I figured I'll make use of those. Moon - 21 Oct 2017 When we look at the Moon, we see the sunlight which is reflected by the Moon. When it is the full moon, the Moon is on the opposite side of the Sun when seeing from Earth. Therefore the whole 'face' of the Moon which is facing the sun can be seen. When it is the new moon, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth and therefore we cannot see the illuminated side of the Moon. There is something interesting that happens when the Moon starts moving from the new moon phase to the full moon phase. Right after new moon, when the Moon is at crescenet level, you can still see the whole of the Moon at a lesse
An amateur's attempts at astrophotography.