This will probably need to viewed on black because despite how bright these were in the sky, Jupiter's very small in this photo. Not a fleck of dust but a planet.
This crescent moon has been called a "wet" moon from Hawaiian mythology where it was thought that the Moon appeared as a bowl that would fill up with rainwater. And in fact there is rain in the forecast for Friday. It's also can be called the Cheshire moon which is a reference to the smile of the Cheshire Cat from Lewis Carroll's novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet_moon
@onewing I like that. A smiling moon. @pusspup I'd heard the idea of a wet moon, and it does seem to be correct much of the time. I'd never heard of the Cheshire moon before, but it's a nice big smile in the sky. @kjarn Thanks Kathy. @casablanca Thanks Casa. @jamibann Thanks Issi. @cocokinetic I'm glad you enjoyed it Karen, and thanks. @wakelys Yes. They looked closer together when I looked at them in the sky. I was surprised they weren't closer in the photo. @grammyn Thanks Katy. They were both so bright last night. @rhoing Thanks Thom.
It does stand out much better on black. I love the crescent moon. If I had been standing under that sky I would not have known that was Jupiter, I would have just thought it was a big bright star.
@craftymeg Thank you Meg. @cdcook48 Thanks Chris. I didn't know which "evening star" it was either. Google helped with that question. @corinnec I like photos of the moon too and although I take them, I don't post many. One big reason is that I hate to haul out the tripod. My hands are not steady. This time I braced against the HVAC system. @olivetreeann It was bright and beautiful the night I took it, but fuzzy last night. I guess all the particulates in the air from regional controlled burn caused that. Thank you. @shutterbug49 Thank you Debbie. I'm amazed it turned out this well. Thank you for the feedback as well. @thewatersphotos Thank you Gary. It was very bright in the sky, but I guess that distance was just too much. @haskar Thank you. yes, a cat's smile. @mcsiegle Thank you Mary. Glad you enjoyed the info. Sometimes I can be a bit of a nerd.
@pusspup I'd heard the idea of a wet moon, and it does seem to be correct much of the time. I'd never heard of the Cheshire moon before, but it's a nice big smile in the sky.
@kjarn Thanks Kathy.
@casablanca Thanks Casa.
@jamibann Thanks Issi.
@cocokinetic I'm glad you enjoyed it Karen, and thanks.
@wakelys Yes. They looked closer together when I looked at them in the sky. I was surprised they weren't closer in the photo.
@grammyn Thanks Katy. They were both so bright last night.
@rhoing Thanks Thom.
@cdcook48 Thanks Chris. I didn't know which "evening star" it was either. Google helped with that question.
@corinnec I like photos of the moon too and although I take them, I don't post many. One big reason is that I hate to haul out the tripod. My hands are not steady. This time I braced against the HVAC system.
@olivetreeann It was bright and beautiful the night I took it, but fuzzy last night. I guess all the particulates in the air from regional controlled burn caused that. Thank you.
@shutterbug49 Thank you Debbie. I'm amazed it turned out this well. Thank you for the feedback as well.
@thewatersphotos Thank you Gary. It was very bright in the sky, but I guess that distance was just too much.
@haskar Thank you. yes, a cat's smile.
@mcsiegle Thank you Mary. Glad you enjoyed the info. Sometimes I can be a bit of a nerd.