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Look closely at the photo above and you will see a very thin crescent moon. Photo by member Kenneth Drake
moon through trees
Leland Dolan captured this image of the moon during the lunar eclipse of August 28, 2007, 5:55 AM with a 105mm telephoto, f/2.5, Nikon 35mm film camera on a stationary tripod, exposure 15 of 20 s. Full size image.
photo by Don Pearce
Thin Crescent Moons for 2008, by Kenneth Drake
 
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See Also: the Eclipse page, for information about lunar eclipse viewing