Trying to Catch the Moon, Part 2

Sometimes it's really not just the moon. It's the attempt to find and hold the color. So a night after I tried to catch the color of the sky with the moon sweeping through (the post, Part 1), Sandra and I attended a telescope viewing at Moraine Valley Community College. I brought the camera and tripod to take photos of the sky, while we waited to view images (no camera shots possible) through the telescope.



A Sliver in the Night Sky

There is something to the sky's hue, so clear yet deeply blue, after sunset, whether you focus nearer...



Rising Across the Night

...or far.



Focus Beyond

I changed exposure level a little (less light) and I caught this view of the crescent moon.



Focus Beyond

But I had to go back to the blues and snapped these photos.



Planes of Focus One


Planes of Focus Two

And one last image from that evening...Venus joins the Moon.



Sharing the Sky After Sunset

You might have to click on the image to see the larger version in order to get a good view of the planet.