This image was created using a combination of shots from 2 different cameras, one to capture color, stars, and (some) earthshine, and one to capture the surface details and textures on the Moon. The shots were then stacked and pieced together for editing. I took so many shots to average out the blurring caused by atmospheric turbulence, as well as to eliminate noise captured by the camera sensor. Different atmopsheric conditions means some shots were better than others, so a lot of repitition was necessary to get the best possible image.
For more of this kind of thing, visit instagram @cosmic_background
If you want to view/download the 38MB HQ jpg, here is a link: Google Drive
If you want to break your computer and play with the 339MB PNG file- here you go: Google Drive
If you want a smaller (100 megapixel) image that isn't quite so hard on your mobile device, here it is: Google Drive
- This was shot over a period of 6 hours on Thursday night.
- This took over a terabyte of data.
Source ~ reddit
