Astronomy · Obs Report · 7th May 2008

 
Location:
Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire, UK)
From:
2008-05-07 20:45 UT
To:
2008-05-07 22:00 UT
Equipment:
Notes:
A clear, albeit hazy early summer evening

Thin Crescent Moon

With Mercury around greatest elongation and a thin crescent moon around I went up to Kincorth Nature reserve. It was a very hazy evening which gave me a spectacular sunset. With the glow fading I then turned my attention to the crescent moon which could be seen hanging high in the west. It was only a couple of days after new and so was beautifully slender. I attempted to locate Mercury, but with both the light sky and haze around it was not possible to locate the planet which should only have been a few degrees from the Moon.

Thin Crescent Moon


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