January 3, 2026
A picture of the moon I took a little after 5:30 am this morning:
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(Taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T7.)
I was trying to get something more like this:
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(Taken with my phone, Samsung Galaxy A35 5G.)
I couldn't get my Canon to cooperate for a picture like that. I tried messing around with the settings, but either the moon was way too bright, or I only got the moon. I was also in a bit of a rush (my Mom was heading off to Virginia this morning, so I wanted to say bye before she left), so I couldn't play around too much, plus I didn't have my camera stand.
I have done several moon pictures in the past, typically with my telescoping lens, and it's usually the same issue. I think only once I was able to capture more than just the moon, but I was by a lake and had the moon's reflection on it. I was zoomed out more, and might have had some clouds working in my favor.
Then with my phone, obviously, it has no quality. I got a couple of shots where the moon wasn't as bright, but I didn't like where the tree was located.
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Either way, I'm happy I at least got a picture. I've had the moon shine into my bedroom window like a flashlight plenty of times, waking me up, and I've been wanting to get an early morning picture of the moon for awhile now.
Then, when I rushed out this morning and had have the moon wake me up, I wanted to get a better view of it. So I went to the end of my driveway and saw the clouds under the moon and my trees to the right looking so beautiful, I just had to rush back in and grab my camera for a quick shot.
Here's a couple bonus pictures. I took these last night:
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Focused on the branches:
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(Both of these were taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T5 with my telescoping lens in 9F degree weather.

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