Wednesday, 17 June 2026

moon and Venus cosying up

The moon and Venus were close in the sky this evening.  Given the time of year, even though it was past 10pm BST, the sky was still quite bright.

Canon EOS R7 with 400mm lens, f/5.6, 1/60s exposure; 22:19 BST

Squnting at that pic, it looks like the whole disc of the moon is (just) visible; it seemed plausibly so to the naked eye, too.  

We can test that.  Ramping up the contrast to a ridiculous level confirms:



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