New Moon Challenge

[Jim & Emilia]

Tomorrow (9/7) is this month’s day for the new moon challenge.

 

Sunset is 7:28

Moonset is 8:15

 

Sunset heading = 278

Moonset heading = 275

 

Degrees between the sun and moon = 11

The moon will only be lit 5%, so it will be a real sliver.

 

This will be much more challenging than last month.

Best of luck.

 

Jim Seiferling

 

 

 

 

[Jeff Baldwin]

I just nailed Mercury, 19:47 on 9-7-2021 with 10x70 binoculars. I came back in to write this and spaced out trying to see it naked eye. Oh well. Also way off to its left is Mercury which I forgot to look for while I was out there. It’s a 400 ft walk to my low-west observing location. This is the thinnest crescent Moon I’ve seen. If New Moon was at 17:53 Monday, then this is a 25 hr 54 min Moon.

 

Jim, this was fun, thanks for a great project.

 

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[Bill Litel]

Nice!

William E. Litel

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ACRT Pacific, LLC

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[Tim Clark]

I too was able to see the sliver moon with binos at 7:43 pm .

It was very very thin and so faint I couldn’t sight it naked eye.

I’ll bet a minuscule percent of the population see this one day old moon.

Couldn’t spot Mercury due to a tree 😩.

May be able to spot Mercury on Saturday at Oak Grove?

Thanks Jim - great fun

Tim 


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[Eric Holland]

Here is a photo of the New Moon taken with Canon 60Da at 7:50pm with 300mm lens.  I was able to see it in my 10X56 binos but not visually.

Regards,

Eric

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[Jim & Emilia]

Well, I got skunked.  From the hills west of Rio Vista, there was a marine layer (Yea!!!), in the bay area, which extended 3-4 degrees above the horizon.

Next month we have about 1 hour to find it.

 

Good going, Jeff & Tim.

Thanks Eric for the photo.  That was great work to capture it.

 

73,

Jim

 

 

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I just nailed Mercury, 19:47 on 9-7-2021 with 10x70 binoculars. I came back in to write this and spaced out trying to see it naked eye. Oh well. Also way off to its left is Mercury which I forgot to look for while I was out there. It’s a 400 ft walk to my low-west observing location. This is the thinnest crescent Moon I’ve seen. If New Moon was at 17:53 Monday, then this is a 25 hr 54 min Moon.

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[Paul Kovacik]

I got skunked too with partly cloudy skies in Strykersville NY, plus my brother took me out to dinner and by the time we got out of the restaurant it was too late. Now I have to start all over again. 🌙

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