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Mandy Daniels

@mandydaniels.bsky.social

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 18h ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 08 05 Time: 06:15:21 UTC Altitude: 50° 10' Distance: 371 576 km Phase: 60% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Circular polarising filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning gibbous Moon in a blue sky, showing just over half full and leaning forwards about 45°. Craters and mountains can be seen along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 3d ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 08 03 Time: 06:55:59 UTC Altitude: 25° 56' Distance: 381 268 km Phase: 79% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/500s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waxing gibbous Moon in daylight, leaning forwards at about 45°.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4d ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 31 Time: 23:27:44 UTC Altitude: 19° 32' Distance: 390 218 km Phase: 95% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The just past full, waning gibbous Moon in a black sky with detail visible in craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 5d ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Image 1 Date: 2026 07 30 Time: 22:58:15 UTC Altitude: 15° 36' Distance: 393 941 km Phase: 98.23% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/125s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm Phase Data: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5587/ Data continued in comments... #astronomy #astrophotography

The Moon, just past full, in a black sky. Detail in the craters can be seen along the terminator on the right. Mare Crissum, a sea of solidified lava, which looks like a large crab with two eyes, can be seen on the right, about 10° above horizontal.

The Moon, just past full, in a deep blue sky as dawn has now arrived. Detail in the craters can be seen along the terminator on the right. The Moon's face now appears to have rotated significantly in the five and a half hours since the first image and Mare Crissum is much lower at about 30° below horizontal.

The Moon, just past full, in a bright blue sky as daylight has now arrived. Detail in the craters can be seen along the terminator on the right. The Moon's face has apparently rotated slightly more in the six and a half minutes since the previous image and Mare Crissum has dropped a little further.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 7d ago

Upper Stage of Falcon 9 rocket to hit Moon on 5 Aug with ejecta reaching 100 km high. Event will take place in daylight for UK observers with the Moon at an altitude of 48° - 49°. Those in the Americas have a better chance of seeing it as the Moon will be in dark sky. earthsky.org/space/falcon...

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 7d ago

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 29 Time: 23:02:28 UTC Altitude: 14° 24' Distance: 397 017 km Phase: 99.86% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/125s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm Phase data from: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5587/ #astronomy #astrophotography

The just past full Moon, showing some craters along the terminator as it begins waning.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last wk.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Video of clouds passing in front of the nearly full Moon. Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 23:38:36 UTC Altitude: 13° Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last wk.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 23:23:31 UTC Altitude: 10° 55' Distance: 400 051 km Phase: 99.54% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-1600 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

The virtually full Moon behind the clouds.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last wk.

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 20:52:33 UTC Phase: 100% Nikon Z8 Laowa 180mm f/4.5 macro lens Exposure: f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO-6400 Focal Length: 180 mm Handheld #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

A small, over-exposed, full Moon, centred in the image and surround by whispy, ethereal clouds. The image is framed by trees to the left and right and the catenary curve of a telephone line leads into the bottom of the image cutting across the central third, looking like a moonlit road.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last wk.

#Sunset Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 21:00 UTC Nikon Z8 Laowa 180mm f/4.5 macro lens Exposure: f/16, 6s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 180 mm #photography #nature #sky #trees #clouds #orange

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 24 Time: 20:48:13 UTC Altitude: 8° 53' Distance: 404 193 km Phase: 81% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher Skymax 90 Exposure: f/13.9, 1/15s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1250 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, captured during twilight. A lot of detail can be seen near the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 23 Time: 20:44:45 UTC Altitude: 9° 53' Distance: 402 681 km Phase: 73% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, captured during twilight. A lot of detail can be seen near the terminator, including Hadley Rille.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 22 Time: 20:03:49 UTC Altitude: 12° 59' Distance: 399 716 km Phase: 63% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a dark blue sky. Craters and a Rille can be seen along the terminator and marias across the sunlit surface.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 21 Time: 20:47:53 UTC Altitude: 10° 45' Distance: 396 394 km Phase: 54% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon, just past first quarter in a midnight blue sky. Mountains and craters can be seen along the terminator in detail.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 20 Time: 20:36:27 UTC Altitude: 12° 04' Distance: 391 521 km Phase: 44% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waxing crescent Moon, approaching first quarter in a deep blue sky. Detail can be seen along the terminator showing rilles, craters and maria.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 19 Time: 19:54:48 UTC Altitude: 17° 26' Distance: 385 260 km Phase: 34% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a blue sky, with detail seen in craters and Maria along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 18 Time: 20:40:12 UTC Altitude: 10° 34' Distance: 380 171 km Phase: 24% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-200 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a dark blue sky showing detail in craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 17 Time: 20:43:09 UTC Altitude: 08° 01' Distance: 374 359 km Phase: 16% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/25s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a blue twilight sky.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 3w ago

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 16 Time: 20:37:37 UTC Altitude: 07° 32' Distance: 368 672 km Phase: 8% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

A slim, waxing crescent Moon in a bright blue sky, sinking into the treetops.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Daylight version, taken 17 minutes after the previous image. Date: 2026 07 11 Time: 03:21:37 UTC Altitude: 24° 21' Distance: 360 402 km Phase: 15% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon in a deep blue sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 11 Time: 03:04:44 UTC Altitude: 21° 57' Distance: 360 689 km Phase: 15% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Another Moon from today, just 6 minutes later Date: 2026 07 10 Time: 03:31:42 UTC Altitude: 31° 43' Distance: 363 597 km Phase: 25% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, in the Dawn sky sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 10 Time: 03:25:19 UTC Altitude: 30° 47' Distance: 363 705 km Phase: 25% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a dark sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 09 Time: 03:27:05 UTC Altitude: 26° 17' Distance: 369 081 km Phase: 36% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/50s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a deep blue sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

A first attempt at imaging the ISS. You can make out the solar panel arrays and the accommodation unit. Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P #astronomy #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 08 Time: 02:22:55 UTC Altitude: 28° 04' Distance: 374 040 km Phase: 46% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a black sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 07 Time: 03:14:06 UTC Altitude: 34° 33' Distance: 378 380 km Phase: 57% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon in a black sky showing craters, rilles and mountains along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 4w ago

Comparison between Sun's visual size at Earth's closest (perihelion) and furthest (aphelion). This simple observation confirms that Earth's orbit is elliptical, with an achieved accuracy of better than 0.1%. Skywatcher 200P Solar filter Nikon D800 Nikon Z8 #astronomy #astrophysics #Sun #Solar

Image shows two views of the Sun for apparent size comparison with white lines above and below to emphasise the difference of about 3% in apparent size. The left image is at perihelion and is larger than the right at aphelion. There are a large number of Sunspots on the left one and much fewer on the right. The first image was acquired on 2026 01 03, the latter on 2026 07 06. A pixel count confirmed the elliptical nature of our orbit around the Sun in agreement with established values to better than 0.1%.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last mo.

#Waning #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon Date: 2026 07 06 Time: 05:55:48 UTC Altitude: 34° 09' Distance: 382 768 km Phase: 67% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100 Location: Derbyshire, UK #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon, leaning forwards in a bright blue sky. Craters and mountains can be seen along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · last mo.

Crepuscular rays and clouds photographed from a moving vehicle. Date: 2026 07 02 Time: 19:30:32 UTC Samsung Galaxy A05s Focal length: 4 mm Exposure: f/1.8, 1/60s, ISO-20 Location: Staffordshire, UK #clouds #sky #sun #landscape #cloudscape