A photographer recently took a sharp and stunning image of the moon, revealing countless craters and mountains. Internet user Daria Kawa Mirza shared the photo on Reddit on October 1, with the caption “One of the sharpest images of the moon.[s] I’ve already shot it with an 8-inch telescope. “
The image shows the illuminated part of the moon in great detail. It also shows that the moon is not completely white and gray, although it can look like this when viewed from Earth with the naked eye.
See the image below:
Since sharing, the photo has garnered more than 62,000 positive votes and nearly 1,000 comments. One user wrote: “Beautiful, very sharp and the colors are very pleasing. Good work. “Another said,” This is the best photo of the moon ever. ”
A third commented: “I have never seen such a beautiful photo of the moon before. Unbelievable, “while a quarter added:” There’s a rippling moon out there. Good work!”
Talk to NEW WEEKThe astrophotographer claimed to have taken the photo using a Celestron NexStar 8SE with a Canon EOS 1200D connected.
“I started by taking 360 raw images and then combining them into one image to reveal colors and sharpen surfaces,” says Daria Kawa Mirza, adding: “Please note that this is a cropped version of the original. I mainly use Photoshop. to combine all my photos ”.
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Meanwhile, last week NASA talked about jaw-dropping images of celestial bodies Incredible images of the sun A powerful surge of energy was sent out into space. Via Instagram, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported that a “powerful solar flare” exploded from the sun on October 2, and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which continuously monitors the sun, was able to capture images of the event.
In the image, the solar flares are seen as the brightest areas of the Sun. The space agency classifies the October 2 solar flare as “X1 Flare”.