This is an image of the moon and Venus 3 days before new moon. The dark side lit by reflected sunlight from the earth shows through some thin cloud that add a nice foreground. Details Date and location - 2011-03-01 at La Ensenada Star Lodge in Costa Rica. Tripod mounted Canon T1i camera with 70-200mm lens at 100mm focal length. Exposure - 0.5s at f/4 and ISO 800. Processing in Photoshop.