“Wrongway” Crescent Moon

The sky was beautiful tonight! Venus, the moon, and Jupiter were all lined up and so bright that I was able to take photos of them.
Since the ship was moving, it made it a bit of challenge.

What really threw me for a loop was the crescent moon! In the northern hemisphere, where I’ve spent most of my days, a waxing moon is larger on the right.

Not so in the southern hemisphere. The moon you see here is a waxing crescent, but the sliver we can see is on the left side!

I thought this was so cool that I blew kisses to the moon.Read more