The young crescent as seen with the video system, before touching the local trees.
The young crescent was observed from home. I started in the afternoon, after some of the strong haze had vanished. The videosystem immediately showed the crescent at about 11.5° elongation, but i could not see it visually at first. Only 15minutes before local sunset could i spot the crescent in a small telescope at 17x. After sunset, things got better and the crescent could finally be seen with the naked eye.
The young crescent as seen with the video system, before touching the local trees.
Imaged with a Canon DSLR and a 300mm lens.
Imaged with a Canon DSLR and a 300mm lens.
Shortly before moonset, imaged with a Canon DSLR and a 300mm lens.
The old crescent was observed in the morning of 21. march, from a location east of munich. Despite some haze the wide crescent could be seen with the naked eye. With 8x30 binoculars it was a beautifull sight.
The crescent and some local bushes, no leaves yet.