Jupiter and Moon Rising

The moon rises with Jupiter (and several of its moons) on Saturday, August 23.  A short while later Venus joined them, below Jupiter.  You can see the full disk of the moon, even though the sunlit part is only a slim crescent, because the side of the moon facing us is illuminated by "earthshine": the light of the entire face of the earth reflecting sunlight back onto the area of the moon in shadow. 

The light from a slim crescent moon is dim enough that I was able to use a sensitive exposure (high ISO, wide aperture), close to what I use on dark nights, so you can pick up a lot of detail in the foreground and sky, even though it's twilight / blue hour.

More photo from the Venus, Jupiter, moon conjunction event on my blog:
Photos of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter Conjunction August 23
http://activesole.blogspot.com/2014/08/photos-of-moon-venus-jupiter-conjunction.html
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Jupiter and moon rising, August 24, 2014. A short while later Venus joined them, below Jupiter.

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