High Dynamic Rage Moon

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High Dynamic Rage Moon

[Public Domain] 2 Jul 2014 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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Did you know that you can still see the full moon, even when it is not full?

In the right conditions as a partial moon falls into a sunset, the sky is both dark and light enough to see the craters on the lit and unlit parts of the moon at the same time.

You can see this in this high dynamic range photo, a composite of 2 exposures through a 4 inch SCT telescope. If you look closely, you can even see the sunlight glistening on the lunar peaks and hilltops at the edges, and the high rim around the 555km wide Mare Crisium crater at the bottom of the frame.

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