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CaliforniaPeggy

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18. Thank you for your support, my dear regnaD kciN! (love your username, btw)

Reply to regnaD kciN (Reply #17)

Sat Jul 18, 2026, 01:17 AM

5 hrs ago

And I agree about which is more impressive: a crescent moon or a full one.

Full moons are great to see but they don't work very well in a photograph. A flat circle. While the crescent moon in all its varied phases shows the craters in vivid detail. I love bringing those details out.

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