The Moon is back. Waiting for it to set.

 Cloudy weather has interfered with Milky Way viewing most of this month, and now the moon is back in the evening sky.  The clouds were beginning to disperse while the 4.6-day moon hung low over Bristol Head this evening. 

Celestron C8 + Sony A7iii.

 

A long exposure (15 s) to capture Earthshine.

 

Setting behind the Bristol Head ridgeline.

 An hour after moonset the sky was mostly clear.  The measured sky brightness was sqml=21.35, which is ok but not great.  Some clouds lingered near the north and south horizons.

The following images were taken with a Sony A7iii, Laowa 15mm f/2 lens, and Hoya Sparkle-6 filter.

The southern Milky Way.

 

The Big Dipper hangs low over the Bristol Head ridgeline.

The northern Milky Way.