Crescent Moon
A few days after new Moon, when craters cast their longest shadows.
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On a thin crescent, sunlight strikes the surface at a low angle, so craters and mountains along the terminator cast long shadows and look far more three-dimensional than at full Moon. The image is combined from many short frames, keeping only the sharpest.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 1 June 2025
- Processing
- stacking of the sharpest frames in AutoStakkert!, Topaz Photo AI, Adobe Photoshop (from file name and metadata)
Data from the original file’s metadata or from the author.