It's been a while since I've done one of these, as I've been more focused on deep space imaging, but I still love to shoot the moon, and Friday night was one of my favorite phases for showing the rich textures along the lunar terminator. This was taken by blending images from 3 cameras and two telescopes to get the results I wanted. Whether or not this falls into a category of "composite" or photo is more a question of semantics, but my goal is always to create a beautiful image, so I do tend to bend some of the rules for photography to achieve my final result. For more info about the equipment used to take this and other deep space images-check out this video I made walking through it.
![image showing I created an ultra-detailed color image of the moon by combining around 100k photos. Check out the details on the surface. [OC]](313d5083-fe27-5df0-bb60-9c5c9e6ea7ec.jpg)
ajamesmccarthy on January 5th, 2020 at 22:34 UTC »
It's been a while since I've done one of these, as I've been more focused on deep space imaging, but I still love to shoot the moon, and Friday night was one of my favorite phases for showing the rich textures along the lunar terminator. This was taken by blending images from 3 cameras and two telescopes to get the results I wanted. Whether or not this falls into a category of "composite" or photo is more a question of semantics, but my goal is always to create a beautiful image, so I do tend to bend some of the rules for photography to achieve my final result. For more info about the equipment used to take this and other deep space images-check out this video I made walking through it.
For more of this kind of thing, come find me on instagram. I go behind the scenes in live sessions to show how I capture these images, so you can learn more about this hobby.
xRedShadow on January 5th, 2020 at 22:36 UTC »
Yeah it's a composite, but so are all deep spaced images that have been stacked with multiple exposures.
Great work.
TommyVegitable on January 5th, 2020 at 23:13 UTC »
I've been staring at this image for 5 minutes straight. It's like I've never seen the moon before. Unbelievable. Thank you.