Looking west from Pearson College Observatory one sees tall pines obstructing the horizon. This image was taken prior to the young moon setting behind those same tall trees.

Date: 21:28 PDT on June 3, 2011
Lunation: 2.3 days
Location: Pearson College Observatory, Metchosin, BC
Optics: Vixen ED80Sf, f/7.5
Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: One single light frame of1/100 second, ISO 400