Moon morn and Venus dawn

Thursday, Sept. 3rd, the moon was high in the clear morning sky and Venus was just rising in the east.Here’s how they looked through the 8-inch Orion dobsonian telescope and my Canon XS camera…..

Sun setting over the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon.

Venus, through the same camera telescope combination… Venus is about the same size as a large lunar crater (and it’s a lovely crescent!