Birth of a New Moon
I saw the waning crescent moon, a small sliver of white
rising above the Earth limb. It reminded me of a glowing fingernail clipping. Like
a rainbow, but only of shades of blue, the atmosphere on edge filled the gap
between Earth and space—electrifying diaphanous beauty. Venus was there, watching. Aldebaran in Taurus was an orange
dot. The ghost of Full Moon Past, the complete lunar disk, was dimly lit by the
bluish hue of earthshine. The time was 07:45
on June 18t (GMT).there was only the smallest
glint that we even had a Moon. The next orbit I was waiting at dawn, but saw no
moon. Initially I was baffled. Then it occurred to me that I had been witness
to the birth of a New Moon.
I saw the waning crescent moon, a small sliver of white
rising above the Earth limb. It reminded me of a glowing fingernail clipping. Like
a rainbow, but only of shades of blue, the atmosphere on edge filled the gap
between Earth and space—electrifying diaphanous beauty. Venus was there, watching. Aldebaran in Taurus was an orange
dot. The ghost of Full Moon Past, the complete lunar disk, was dimly lit by the
bluish hue of earthshine. The time was 
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