Articles - September, 2014

The Moon Is Not Made of Cheese

The night after I photographed the recent September moon during Waxing Gibbous phase, I headed outside and shot it again.  Here is a closer view of the moon's craters during its Waxing Gibbous phase on 7 September, 2014.  In this more recent image (24 hours later), more of the moon was visible.  This time I have [ continue reading ]

Waxing Gibbous

Having recently bought a 400mm f/2.8 lens, I have been somewhat keen to use it.  I bought it to photograph wildlife during our next African safari, but for the lack of any local leopards or lions, I decided to use this lens for the next best subject: the moon.  Here, on 6 September, 2014, the [ continue reading ]