The 5-day-old waxing crescent moon near the Beehive star cluster.

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The 5-day-old waxing crescent moon near the Beehive star cluster, Messier 44, in Cancer on the evening of May 10, 2019, set in the deep blue twilight sky, and with Earthshine still visible on the dark side of the Moon.

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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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