by Lisa Ann Fanning
The skies just haven’t cooperated in pursuit of some of my targets. On the few nights/ early mornings I managed to get out, I made some captures, and embraced the clouds in some cases!
6/3/22 18% Waxing Crescent Moon
6/4/22 WaxingCrescent Moon (26% illuminated)
π·: iPhone 13
π: Celestron NexStar Evolution 8
Full “Strawberry” Moon rises in the Southeast sky on a warm June night in New Jersey.
6/14/22 9:52 PM EDT
π·:
(L) iPhone 13
(R) Canon PowerShot SX70 HS

6/19/22 4:17 AM EDT A 70% illuminated Waning Gibbous Moon sits between Jupiter and Saturn (not pictured) this morning! Love the detail on the lunar terminator
π· + π = iPhone 13 through Celestron NexStar Evolution 8

It was an early wake up, but so worth it! π 6/25/22
π· iPhone 13 for wide field
π·+ π iPhone 13 through Swarovski Optik spotting scope for Mercury
π» stitched in Bazaart

Another sight from 6/25/22 4:14AM EDT – Pleiades, Moon and Venus
iPhone 13 – night mode, 10 sec exp.

6/30/22 Waxing Crescent (~2% illuminated) Moon peaking out behind our trees.
π·: Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
π»: slight crop

Double Moon?
The real one is the 7% illuminated Waxing Crescent Moon 7/1/22 at Jenkinson’s Boardwalk.
π· : iPhone 13

Gave it a shot early this morning 7/11/22 to try to see the comet, but no luck with the full-ish Moon. But seeing the Moon and Antares together were a nice consolation prize.

Closeup of the Moon: iPhone 13 through Celestron NexStar Evolution 8 telescope 40 mm eyepiece
Wide field: iPhone 13

7/13/22 9:58 PM EDT
Ten second exposure of the International Space Station (ISS) π° passing overhead, through the constellation Draco. π
π·: iPhone 13 β°: 10 second exposure

Wishing everyone clear skies!