The Moon
This particular image of The Moon is a high dynamic range (HDR) composite of three different exposures. I used a full moon image to get the texture on the darker side. Then a normal exposure of a crescent moon, and finally, that same crescent moon was over-exposed to reveal the glow illuminating the sky.
Specifications:
Apparent Size: 31′ x 31′
Magnitude (lower is brighter): about -12.0 when full
Distance from Earth: 240,000 miles
Waxing Gibbous
One of the lunar phases, when the Moon is getting more illuminated, appeared almost full from Earth’s perspective. A full Moon occurs when Earth is located at 180° between the Sun and the Moon. This happens roughly once a month (29.53 days).
Total Lunar Eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow. The reddish color on the Moon’s suface is sunlight being refracted through Earth’s atmosphere. This same effect is why sunrises and sunsets appear orange/red.
![[image]](https://adamsaari.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Lunar_Eclipse_1200px-q3kogl7apnzkppz8zx4fccbwciuxqyxiwkzpz687pq.jpg "Lunar Eclipse")
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*General information regarding constellations, galaxies, nebulae, and planets have been sourced from: AstroBackyard, VisibleDark, Wikipedia, EarthSky, and NASA.