This sequence of the crescent moon setting spans 25 minutes and is speeded up about 50 times.
At higher resolutions some of the background stars are clearly visible.
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The exposure was chosen to clearly show features on the part of the moon lit by earthshine.
The sunlit part is grossly overexposed.
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I was a bit annoyed when the clouds started to form but they actually added to the sequence.
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Fortunately they cleared as the moon set and you can still see the earthshine after the bright crescent has disappeared.
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Canon EOS 5D 8th January 2011
Wiltshire, England