Hey - what are the green and red crescents

wuzzittoya · 26th of February 2012 (Sun)

showing up near the moon right now in North America? I'm in Missouri and have shot at the moon crescent mostly just to figure out how, etc., and two nights ago there was a faint red crescent and a faint bluish-green crescent near the moon crescent. Today it was pretty obvious that the green crescent was another spherical object - is it Venus? Was the other Mars?

Mostly curiosity. I had originally wondered if they were an artifact of some sort.

hollis_f · 27th of February 2012 (Mon)

Both Venus and Jupiter have been near the Moon the last couple of nights. Download a program called 'Stellarium' for free and see what the sky looks like where you live.

But how large are these green and red crescents? If they're roughly the same size as the Moon then what you're seeing are reflections in your optics. They can be especially bad if you're got a 'protective' filter on your lens.

But post an image and we'll tell you for certain what you've got.

wuzzittoya · 27th of February 2012 (Mon)

Thank you - I was wondering about whether or not I was getting reflections.

I considered even taking off the UV filter last night. Now I know I should have!

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wuzzittoya Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rural Missouri Posts: 2,551 IMAGE EDITING OK	Hey - what are the green and red crescents showing up near the moon right now in North America? I'm in Missouri and have shot at the moon crescent mostly just to figure out how, etc., and two nights ago there was a faint red crescent and a faint bluish-green crescent near the moon crescent. Today it was pretty obvious that the green crescent was another spherical object - is it Venus? Was the other Mars? Mostly curiosity. I had originally wondered if they were an artifact of some sort. __________________ I like to push buttons on thingies that take pictures. Sometimes I like to push other buttons, too. I only bite on the second Tuesday of every week, usually only mean people - they kinda taste like chicken... You can call me Wuzzi

27th of February 2012 (Mon)	#2
hollis_f Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sussex, UK Posts: 8,266 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hey - what are the green and red crescents Both Venus and Jupiter have been near the Moon the last couple of nights. Download a program called 'Stellarium' for free and see what the sky looks like where you live. But how large are these green and red crescents? If they're roughly the same size as the Moon then what you're seeing are reflections in your optics. They can be especially bad if you're got a 'protective' filter on your lens. But post an image and we'll tell you for certain what you've got. __________________ Frank Hollis - Retired mass spectroscopist Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll complain about the withdrawl of his free fish entitlement. Gear Website

27th of February 2012 (Mon)	#3
wuzzittoya Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rural Missouri Posts: 2,551 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Hey - what are the green and red crescents Thank you - I was wondering about whether or not I was getting reflections. I considered even taking off the UV filter last night. Now I know I should have! __________________ I like to push buttons on thingies that take pictures. Sometimes I like to push other buttons, too. I only bite on the second Tuesday of every week, usually only mean people - they kinda taste like chicken... You can call me Wuzzi

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