Mandy Daniels

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Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 14d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 29 Time: 23:02:28 UTC Altitude: 14° 24' Distance: 397 017 km Phase: 99.86% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/125s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm Phase data from: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5587/ #astronomy #astrophotography

The just past full Moon, showing some craters along the terminator as it begins waning.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 14d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Video of clouds passing in front of the nearly full Moon. Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 23:38:36 UTC Altitude: 13° Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 14d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 23:23:31 UTC Altitude: 10° 55' Distance: 400 051 km Phase: 99.54% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-1600 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

The virtually full Moon behind the clouds.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 15d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 20:52:33 UTC Phase: 100% Nikon Z8 Laowa 180mm f/4.5 macro lens Exposure: f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO-6400 Focal Length: 180 mm Handheld #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

A small, over-exposed, full Moon, centred in the image and surround by whispy, ethereal clouds. The image is framed by trees to the left and right and the catenary curve of a telephone line leads into the bottom of the image cutting across the central third, looking like a moonlit road.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 15d

#Sunset Date: 2026 07 28 Time: 21:00 UTC Nikon Z8 Laowa 180mm f/4.5 macro lens Exposure: f/16, 6s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 180 mm #photography #nature #sky #trees #clouds #orange

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 15d

Don't sleep, tonight. I've seen them the last two nights in a row and they were spectacular. I'll be looking again tonight. Here's last night's poor, handheld shot from my garden in Derbyshire.

Noctilucent clouds behind the church spire.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 19d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 24 Time: 20:48:13 UTC Altitude: 8° 53' Distance: 404 193 km Phase: 81% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher Skymax 90 Exposure: f/13.9, 1/15s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1250 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, captured during twilight. A lot of detail can be seen near the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 19d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 23 Time: 20:44:45 UTC Altitude: 9° 53' Distance: 402 681 km Phase: 73% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, captured during twilight. A lot of detail can be seen near the terminator, including Hadley Rille.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 21d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 22 Time: 20:03:49 UTC Altitude: 12° 59' Distance: 399 716 km Phase: 63% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a dark blue sky. Craters and a Rille can be seen along the terminator and marias across the sunlit surface.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 22d

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 21 Time: 20:47:53 UTC Altitude: 10° 45' Distance: 396 394 km Phase: 54% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon, just past first quarter in a midnight blue sky. Mountains and craters can be seen along the terminator in detail.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 23d

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 20 Time: 20:36:27 UTC Altitude: 12° 04' Distance: 391 521 km Phase: 44% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waxing crescent Moon, approaching first quarter in a deep blue sky. Detail can be seen along the terminator showing rilles, craters and maria.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 24d

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 19 Time: 19:54:48 UTC Altitude: 17° 26' Distance: 385 260 km Phase: 34% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a blue sky, with detail seen in craters and Maria along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 25d

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 18 Time: 20:40:12 UTC Altitude: 10° 34' Distance: 380 171 km Phase: 24% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-200 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a dark blue sky showing detail in craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 26d

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 17 Time: 20:43:09 UTC Altitude: 08° 01' Distance: 374 359 km Phase: 16% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/25s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon in a blue twilight sky.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· 27d

#Waxing #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 16 Time: 20:37:37 UTC Altitude: 07° 32' Distance: 368 672 km Phase: 8% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

A slim, waxing crescent Moon in a bright blue sky, sinking into the treetops.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 11

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Daylight version, taken 17 minutes after the previous image. Date: 2026 07 11 Time: 03:21:37 UTC Altitude: 24° 21' Distance: 360 402 km Phase: 15% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon in a deep blue sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 11

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 11 Time: 03:04:44 UTC Altitude: 21° 57' Distance: 360 689 km Phase: 15% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 10

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Another Moon from today, just 6 minutes later Date: 2026 07 10 Time: 03:31:42 UTC Altitude: 31° 43' Distance: 363 597 km Phase: 25% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, in the Dawn sky sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 10

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 10 Time: 03:25:19 UTC Altitude: 30° 47' Distance: 363 705 km Phase: 25% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a dark sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 9

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 07 09 Time: 03:27:05 UTC Altitude: 26° 17' Distance: 369 081 km Phase: 36% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/50s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a deep blue sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 8

A first attempt at imaging the ISS. You can make out the solar panel arrays and the accommodation unit. Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P #astronomy #ISS #InternationalSpaceStation

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 8

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 08 Time: 02:22:55 UTC Altitude: 28° 04' Distance: 374 040 km Phase: 46% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning Crescent Moon, just past last quarter in a black sky. The Moon is leaning backwards slightly and shows good detail in the mountains, rille and craters along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 7

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 07 07 Time: 03:14:06 UTC Altitude: 34° 33' Distance: 378 380 km Phase: 57% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon in a black sky showing craters, rilles and mountains along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 7

Comparison between Sun's visual size at Earth's closest (perihelion) and furthest (aphelion). This simple observation confirms that Earth's orbit is elliptical, with an achieved accuracy of better than 0.1%. Skywatcher 200P Solar filter Nikon D800 Nikon Z8 #astronomy #astrophysics #Sun #Solar

Image shows two views of the Sun for apparent size comparison with white lines above and below to emphasise the difference of about 3% in apparent size. The left image is at perihelion and is larger than the right at aphelion. There are a large number of Sunspots on the left one and much fewer on the right. The first image was acquired on 2026 01 03, the latter on 2026 07 06. A pixel count confirmed the elliptical nature of our orbit around the Sun in agreement with established values to better than 0.1%.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 6

#Waning #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon Date: 2026 07 06 Time: 05:55:48 UTC Altitude: 34° 09' Distance: 382 768 km Phase: 67% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100 Location: Derbyshire, UK #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon, leaning forwards in a bright blue sky. Craters and mountains can be seen along the terminator.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jul 3

Crepuscular rays and clouds photographed from a moving vehicle. Date: 2026 07 02 Time: 19:30:32 UTC Samsung Galaxy A05s Focal length: 4 mm Exposure: f/1.8, 1/60s, ISO-20 Location: Staffordshire, UK #clouds #sky #sun #landscape #cloudscape

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jun 29

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 06 28 Time: 23:00:04 UTC Altitude: 7° 58' Distance: 405 173 km Phase: 99% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/50s, ISO-100 #astronomy #astrophotography

The almost full, waxing Moon, showing 99% illuminated phase. Some detail can be seen along the terminator, mostly craters.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jun 28

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 06 27 Time: 22:40:49 UTC Altitude: 7° 40' Distance: 405 213 km Phase: 99% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100 #astronomy #astrophotography

The almost full Moon shing at 99% phase in a sky that looks black, although it was not completely dark. Along the terminator are numerous craters thrown into strong relief by shadows from a very low Sun. The rest of the Moon looks very much flatter due to the more direct light from a Sun that now appears, in the Moon's sky to be close to the Earth which would be showing a very slender crescent.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jun 27

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 06 26 Time: 21:31:21 UTC Altitude: 10° 37' Distance: 404 287 km Phase: 91% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-100 #astronomy #astrophotography

The waxing, nearly full, gibbous Moon in a black, night sky, showing detail along the terminator where craters and rilles can be seen. The sky was still fairly light when this photo was taken, but the correct exposure for the bright Moon renders it black.

Mandy Daniels@mandydaniels· Jun 27

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 06 25 Time: 21:20:32 UTC Altitude: 13° 25' Distance: 402 403 km Phase: 85% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography