Waxing Gibbous Moon

Thought you might like a peek at CG's hobby: astronomy. Above is a photo he took of the 98% full Waxing Gibbous Moon. Below is a photo of him with the Oberwerk binocular telescope (25mm x 100mm):


In case you are wondering, a Waxing Gibbous Moon is one that is more than one-half but not fully illuminated. Waxing means growing or expanding in illumination. Gibbous comes from the Latin word gibbus meaning hump or humpback. This phase of the Moon can be seen rising in the afternoon before the sun goes down but usually goes unnoticed until after dark.

Though we did not get a photo, we also saw Jupiter and four of its eight major Moons: Io, Europa, Ganymeade, and Calisto.