This is a unique pet project of mine, one that took much, much longer than some of my previous images, and required learning new tricks to align and blend these images. The Lunar Terminator is where the shadow meets the light side of the moon, and is where shadows are longest so craters and mountains are seen in the most detail. However, I can't line up perfectly shots from previous nights, because the moon wobbles in it's orbit, making a perfect alignment impossible. So this was created by mapping images to a 3d sphere, which was then adjusted to compensate for the wobble, and then rendered and blended with the image, rinse and repeat. Not sure if this was worth the effort, but the image is certain unique.
![image showing I took pictures of the moon for 2 weeks and combined them to show crazy textures across the full disc. More details in the comments. [OC]](9dc17e26-fae4-5e76-8e6c-91be7bb21dd9.jpg)
ajamesmccarthy on April 15th, 2020 at 01:14 UTC »
I call this one "Oops, all terminator!"
This is a unique pet project of mine, one that took much, much longer than some of my previous images, and required learning new tricks to align and blend these images. The Lunar Terminator is where the shadow meets the light side of the moon, and is where shadows are longest so craters and mountains are seen in the most detail. However, I can't line up perfectly shots from previous nights, because the moon wobbles in it's orbit, making a perfect alignment impossible. So this was created by mapping images to a 3d sphere, which was then adjusted to compensate for the wobble, and then rendered and blended with the image, rinse and repeat. Not sure if this was worth the effort, but the image is certain unique.
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_BeKindToAnimals_ on April 15th, 2020 at 01:22 UTC »
Do flat Earthers also think the moon is flat as well?
femanonymonster on April 15th, 2020 at 02:17 UTC »
People that put this much time and effort into their craft or hobbies make the world a better place. Thank you very much for this.