Lunar Sliver!

[martinastro]

This evening (May 17/18th) at 21.04 BST I picked up the very joung crescent Moon in very bright evening twilight using 10X50mm binoculars. Even at this time the Moon was about to drop below trees and other obstuctions above the NW horizon. Once spotted I could see the gold sliver of the Moon with the naked eye however I did not see planet Mercury. I was very lucky to get these images as they were caught in rapid moving gaps in the clouds. It soon began to rain.

[Paul Evans]

Well done Martin! I was looking around through gaps in the fast moving cloud and didn't manage to see a thing - my gaps were much smaller than yours!

That Moon would be about 24.5 hours old.

Clear skies,

Paul.

[martinastro]

Thanks very much Paul. I hope you get better clear gaps tonight!