Moon Shadows

Quarter moons are great for showing crater detail along the shadow's edge.

Exposure Date: 2014:01:06 17:33:22;

ImageDescription: Cropped “Backyard Waxing Crescent Moon" with 36% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated, one day before first quarter Moon. Probably taken in back yard, Chandalar home, Anchorage, Alaska -- taken with 300mm manual f/2.8 EDIF Nikkor, equal to 450mm on DX sensor. Astrophotograph by Jane E Gnass;

Make: NIKON CORPORATION;

Model: NIKON D200;

ExposureTime: 1/640 s;

FNumber: f/0;

ISOSpeedRatings: 100;

ExposureProgram: Manual;

ExposureBiasValue: 4294967292/1;

MeteringMode: CenterWeightedAverage;

Flash: Flash did not fire;

FocalLength: 0 mm;

FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 0 mm;

Software: iPhoto 9.5.1;