The morning sunrise was full of color. But first came the moon rise a little bit before twilight's first gleeming.

Photographs taken the morning of 22 April 2017 from twilight to the breaking dawn to sunrise in eastern Nebraska.

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Waning Crescent Moon

This photo was taken about an hour after moon rise and a little bit before the first twilight photo. About 19% of the moon is illuminated in this picture.

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 3.2 sec; ISO 100; 300mm

Sunrise in Sequence

Twilight

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 6 sec; ISO 100; 70mm

Dawn Breaking

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 5 sec; ISO 100; 70mm

Zooming in on the horizon.

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 4 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 3.2 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 2 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 1.6 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 1.3 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 1 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 0.6 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 1/3 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

Here Comes the Sun

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Canon EOS 7D; f/32; 1/4 sec; ISO 100; 100mm

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Earth Day Sunrise (Original Photos in Sequence)