ScienceDownEast - ScienceDownEast Astrophotography - Moon (Latest images)

The Moon 2026 01 31 (Moon)

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0400

S30 Image

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Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous 97%
Exposure
Gain	200
Camera	ZWO SeeStar S30 [1920 x 1080] IMX662
Optics	ZWO SeeStar S30 EQ mode [Focal length 150, Aperture 30 mm, f/5]
Guiding	NA
Controller	NA
Filter	NA
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2026-01-31
Processing	Processed in the SeeStar app, PixInsight and Affinity Photo

Date: February 06, 2026

Moon near full S30 (Moon)

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0400

S30 Image

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Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Exposure
Gain	200
Camera	ZWO SeeStar S30 [1920 x 1080] IMX662
Optics	ZWO SeeStar S30 EQ mode [Focal length 150, Aperture 30 mm, f/5]
Guiding	NA
Controller	NA
Filter	NA
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2025-12-28
Processing	Processed in PixInsight and Affinity Photo

Date: February 06, 2026

Moon 1.9% illumination with Venus (Moon)

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:02:35 -0300

Handheld from the backyard 1.9% moon at 7:02 pm March 22, 2023 using a Nikon P900.

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Exposure	1/30 sec.
ISO	800
Camera	Nikon P900 [4068 x 3456]
Optics	f/6.5 357mm focal length (35 mm equivalent = 2000 mm)
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2023-03-22
Processing	Processed in Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

Copernicus Crater (Moon)

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:50:04 -0300

The Copernicus crater, May 20, 2021 Created from an iPhone video using Linkeos.

Exposure	26 sec. video capture
Camera	iPhone 10s Max
Optics	Prime focus of a Meade 2500 mm SCT
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2021-05-20
Processing	Combined the best 10 ? images using Lynkeos and created this result tweaked in Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

81.4% Waxing Gibbous Moon (Moon)

Sat, 22 May 2021 12:19:43 -0300

The Moon, 2 days past First Quarter, 2021 May 22 Here is the result, cropped significantly as the moon was a small disk on the original images. The 81.4% Waxing Gibbous Moon on May 22, 2021

Exposure	104@0.1sec.
ISO	64
Camera	Nikon Z7 [8256 x 5504]
Optics	Prime focus of a Skywatcher Esprit 120 mm refractor
Guiding	None
Controller	KStars on Odroid-N2 (Raspberry Pi clone)
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2021-05-22/td>
Processing	Combined the best 21 using Lynkeos and created this result tweaked in Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

Full Moon 2020-12-29_DSCN7092 (Moon)

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:31:23 -0400

The 99.9% Full "Chief" Moon on Dec. 29, 2020

Exposure	8@1/500 sec.
ISO	160
Camera	Nikon P900 [4068 x 3456]
Optics	f/6.5 357mm focal length (35 mm equivalent = 2000 mm)
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2020-12-29
Processing	Processed in Registax and Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

31% Waning Crescent Moon (Moon)

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:29:40 -0300

The 31% Waning Crescent Moon on Sept. 12 2020 at 5 AM.

Exposure	13@0.1 sec.
ISO	800
Camera	Nikon Z7 [8856 x 5504]
Optics	Prime focus of a Skywatcher Esprit 120 mm refractor
Guiding	None
Controller	KStars on Odroid-N2 (Raspberry Pi clone)
Filter	Triad Ultra Quad Narrow Band
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2020-09-12/td>
Processing	Processed in PixInsight and tweaked in Lightroom (cropping, exposure and colour).

Date: March 26, 2025

33% Waxing Crescent Moon (Moon)

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:10:37 -0300

The 33% Waxing Crescent Moon on July 25 2020.

Exposure	1/125 sec..
ISO	720
Camera	Nikon P900
Optics	2500 mm equivalent
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2020-07-25
Processing	Processed in Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

18.3% Waxing Crescent Moon (Moon)

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 17:04:53 -0300

The Waxing Crescent Moon on May 8, 2019, 18.3%

Exposure	10@ 1/400 sec..
ISO	400
Camera	Nikon Z7
Optics	prime focus of a 10" Meade SCT with a .6 focal reducer.
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2019-05-08
Processing	Processed in PixInsight and Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025

3.6% Tomcod Moon (Moon)

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 18:17:10 -0400

The Tomcod Moon on Jan. 7 2019, 1.6 days old at 3.6% illumination

Exposure	1/160 sec..
ISO	280
Camera	Nikon P900
Optics	85 mm equivalent
Guiding	None
Controller	None
Filter	None
Location	Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
Date	2019-01-07
Processing	Processed in Lightroom.

Date: March 26, 2025