Waxing gibbous moon. Picture taken during daylight hours providing a dark blue sky as the background.

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Waxing gibbous moon (about 64% illuminated) as seen through a 400mm Nikon lens with a 2x teleconverter (800mm equivalent focal length). Shot taken daylight hours giving a blue sky background.

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Size: 3000px × 2143px
Location: El Dorado Hills, California
Photo credit: © Robert Schlie / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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