With NASA's Artemis 1 launch due soon and the return

of humans to the lunar surface in missions to follow

(after an absence of 50 years come December 19th 2022)

the sight of Earth's lone and beautiful satellite takes on an optimistic perspective.

The thin cresent moon is seen here, along with its night side

(faintly illuminated by sunlight reflected from the earth).

This image was taken on August 30th 2022.

Astro-Physics AP155 with AP 4" field flattener.

HDR image. Canon EOSR5 various exposures fron 1/125th sec to 3 seconds.

Image copyright Peter J Ward 2022