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theartificialkid t1_jasxydo wrote

Reply to comment by Tannerite2 in Aurora and Crescent Moon. Near Svolvaer, Norway. [2500x1668][OC] by Nateloobz

It’s the thing that looks like the sun. That’s what the moon looks like when you expose for a night landscape.

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Tannerite2 t1_jasy7iy wrote

But why say crescent moon when we can't see if it is or not? It might as well be a full moon in this picture.

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buckydamwitty t1_jax84cs wrote

Fellow photographers may wonder why the moon didn't overexpose even further, which can be explained by the moon being a crescent.

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