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APOD: At first, he couldn't see the Moon

apod.nasa.gov — At first, he couldn't see it, but searching with binoculars along a cloudy western horizon near sunset, photographer Laurent Laveder finally spotted a delicate lunar crescent. Captured in this dramatic picture on April 6th from Bretagne, France, the Moon was only 15 hours and 38 minutes old.

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  • gkwillie, on 04/11/2008, -1/+17Kudos to the photographer for getting the moon this young.
  • burn0ut, on 04/11/2008, -2/+9Actually, what you see here is the brim of an alien mothership.
  • RedHeadedFreak, on 04/11/2008, -3/+10I feel dirty...that moon is just too young.
  • mookieXL, on 04/11/2008, -2/+7I still can't see any moon, but i found 3 dead pixels.
  • bagboyrebel, on 04/11/2008, -1/+6You guys aren't getting how awesome this is. It's the regular moon, BUT YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE IT!!!!!!!
  • OneLess, on 04/11/2008, -2/+6My original comment was that I still couldn't see the moon, but then went back and double-checked it :) Pretty amazing that it's such a new moon that I mistook it for a wisp of cloud.
  • jjpertusch, on 04/11/2008, -2/+6oh cool! he got a little piece of the moon. its like the whole moon, only just a piece of it. its so cool, in fact, that you can barely notice it. cooool!
  • MrCrispyChicken, on 04/12/2008, -0/+2OMG! W00T!
  • majordanger, on 04/11/2008, -0/+2Tough shot , good job! In the animation you can see more and more of the moon illuminated as it sets.
  • guinnessstout, on 04/11/2008, -2/+3W
  • biddie67, on 04/11/2008, -1/+2Even with the directions, it took some careful searching to spot the wisp of the crescent - congratulations on your capture of the elusive sight!!
  • DrummerAndrew, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1You dumb bastard.
  • seventoes, on 04/11/2008, -0/+1Haha, i get it!
  • redcatalina, on 04/11/2008, -1/+2It's a schooner.
  • Godlike, on 04/11/2008, -1/+1HOLY JESUS CHRIST IT'S THE MOON.
  • inactive, on 04/11/2008, -1/+1That is amazing. At first he couldn't see the moon, but now he is one of the best players in baseball today!
  • jakobrowning, on 04/11/2008, -2/+2Yeah I guess I'm just not feeling the wow factor on this one guys. And contrary to popular belief, I did not in fact "***** brix." It's just the freakin' moon. Now if this were taken from Mars or something then I could see it, but I just think the Earth's moon is so 4.25 billion years ago.
  • SuperGreen420, on 04/12/2008, -3/+2Let's be honest. Worst picture of the Moon, ever.
  • volanin, on 04/11/2008, -4/+3Also, kudos to the webdesigner for offering the animation in FLASH (closed-source) or GIF (open-source, expired-patents).
  • bbqsalad, on 04/11/2008, -2/+1Snapper, It just makes sense.
  • redlantern64, on 04/11/2008, -3/+2NICE!
  • sydelct, on 04/11/2008, -3/+2Amazing photo! Now, this encourages me to plan ahead - not to photograph the moon since I don't have the equipment but just to enjoy its delicate look.
  • newanalog, on 04/11/2008, -3/+1yawn
  • staxofmax, on 04/11/2008, -4/+2No, it's moonlight refracting through swamp gas on Venus.
  • BenKenobi88, on 04/11/2008, -3/+1presently? ew.
  • pbojovic, on 04/11/2008, -4/+1fake
  • markp93, on 04/11/2008, -8/+5you will ***** bricks
  • mecharabbit, on 04/11/2008, -3/+0I think the moon is wearing Frodo's ring.
  • LoudNoise, on 04/11/2008, -5/+2I've got a picture from a few years ago that's even younger.
  • aihuman, on 04/11/2008, -4/+0That's no moon.
  • AngelDragon, on 04/11/2008, -8/+2When you see it - you will ***** brix.
  • CapCzar, on 04/11/2008, -8/+2Exactly! I thought he couldn't see the moon because it wasn't there. Then I saw it, and I ***** bricks.
  • inactive, on 04/11/2008, -12/+1Yes, it is clouds indeed. The small crescent ring is a len flare from the sun.

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