A composite I made from several exposures ranging from 1/2000 all the way up to 2 seconds. When I included a 2-second exposure in the construction of the composite, you can actually see some details on the moon. This is due to sunlight being reflected off the Earth's surface onto the moon, also known as earthshine. While this couldn't be seen with the naked eye during totality since it got overwhelmed by the brightness of the corona, it can definitely be seen in longer exposures.
navidj on September 3rd, 2017 at 23:58 UTC »
A composite I made from several exposures ranging from 1/2000 all the way up to 2 seconds. When I included a 2-second exposure in the construction of the composite, you can actually see some details on the moon. This is due to sunlight being reflected off the Earth's surface onto the moon, also known as earthshine. While this couldn't be seen with the naked eye during totality since it got overwhelmed by the brightness of the corona, it can definitely be seen in longer exposures.
potato_waave on September 4th, 2017 at 03:59 UTC »
I saw the eclipse in person. This is far more accurate to what I actually saw than most I've seen out there. Thanks for the explanation as to why too!
jaredjc on September 4th, 2017 at 04:19 UTC »
Do you have any higher resolution files by chance I'd love to make this the background on my PC. 3440x1440.