On 2 Mar 2006 11:43:07 -0800, "Father Haskell"
wrote:

Pete Lawrence wrote:
Some shots from the evening of March 1st 2006
Earthshine
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/2006-03-01/earthshine.html

Those are stars visible in the background, correct?

Yes they are...

Close one is TYC2-1641-1 mag. +6.2. The one a bit further out is
TYC2-1154-1, mag +7.0.

At what phase would the moon's brightness make
them not show up in photographs?

I presume you mean at the expense of the lunar detail. It's possible
to pick up quite a few stars so long as the Moon's flare doesn't wash
them out.

Here's another Earthshine shot showing stars - some close to the
bright overexposed crescent...

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...arthshine.html

....and there are quite a few visible on the top picture here too...

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/Widefield/saturn_m44.html

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Pete Lawrence
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
Last updated 4th February 2006