Old Moon in 30 somethings arms?

I think it was Norbert (on uk.sci.astronomy) who commented on the fact
that one of my crescent Moon images showing Earthshine was older than
he would have expected to see this phenomenon. I must admit that I
didn't even consider it being visible so late on. Well here's an 8d+
waxing gibbous Moon still showing Earthshine...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.lawrence1/newstuff/Eathshine_8d.jpg

Canon 10D prime focus through a Vixen FL-102s refractor (f/9). 20s @
ISO100. Image taken at 23h26m UT on 29/03/04 (~8.3d Moon).

Here's the normally exposed complimentary version...

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/p.lawrence1/newstuff/623_2326a.jpg
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Pete Lawrence
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Astronomy & digital astroimaging