Figure 1.  Waxing Crescent moon, 3.3 days old, September 30, 2000, 7:53 PM, PDST.  Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera, with 3x Telephoto Converter lens, full zoom, f/6.3, 0.1-second exposure, ISO 100, manual focus, timed shutter release, using tripod.

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Figure 2.  Longer exposure to show the "dark" side, lit by the reflection of sunlight off the earth.  Nikon Coolpix 990 digital camera, with 3x Telephoto Converter lens, full zoom, f/4, 2-second exposure (average of two), ISO 400, manual focus, timed shutter release, using tripod.

The highland/mare features are easily seen on the "dark" side.

Figure 3.  Moon, Venus and the sunset horizon, from a 3000-foot ridge in the mountains.  It was necessary to drive to the mountains to get above the stratus clouds that often form near the Pacific coast.  Coolpix with normal lens, f/2.5, 2-sec exposure, ISO 400, 7:33 PM, PDST.

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