Explanation:
A thin, one day old
crescent Moon hugged the western horizon
after sunset on Monday, December 6.
The Moon also occulted or passed in
front of Mars.
But only some well-placed skygazers along
a band through North America were able to catch
this lunar occultation's
final act in fading twilight.
For example, this telephoto image
nicely captures Mars as a pinprick of light,
shortly after it emerged from behind the crescent Moon's sunlit edge.
With a tangle of tree limbs in silhouette,
the luminous skyview is from De Soto, Kansas in the central US.
Of course, this month's upcoming
total lunar eclipse
will entertain a much wider audience of
Moon enthusiasts during the
night of December 20/21.
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