Last night, as we exited the movie theater, we saw a beautiful conjunction of the Moon and Venus, with a bright Venus floating above a crescent moon.  The cell phone pictures did not do it justice, nor did my hastily set up picture shot from the car window.

So I prepared to take pictures tonight.  The Moon had moved!  Still a beautiful conjunction, yes?

And since I had the tripod set up, I captured a picture of the Moon as well.  It would be fun to explore its cratered surface.

Camera geek info:

Moon and Venus 6/15/18

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4, 1/25 second exposure, ISO 800
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 70 mm, autofocus on moon

Moon and Venus 6/16/18

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/4.5, 1/5 second exposure, ISO 320
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 112 mm, manual focus on moon
•             Tripod

Moon 6/16/18

•             Canon EOS 60D in manual mode set at f/5.6, 1/60 second exposure, ISO 320
•             Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens, set at 300 mm, manual focus on moon, IS off
•             Tripod