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Astrophotos: Christmas Crescent Moon from Around the World

Posted by brandoniswrite on December 27, 2011

A waning crescent Moon on Dec. 22, 2011 from British Columbia. Credit: Suraky

A beautiful crescent Moon graced the morning and evening skies over the past holiday weekend, and skywatchers around the world were out with with their cameras! Above, Suraky from British Columbia, Canada took this lovely image of the waning sliver of the Moon from his bedroom window. “The Moon was lit by Earthshine on the dark side, at 7am, with Baker poking out between the trees,” he commented on the image.

See more from other astrophotographers below.
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