Crescent Moon
A few days after new Moon, when craters cast their longest shadows.
What you get
- Format
- JPEG
- Resolution
- 5 241 × 3 907 px (20.5 MPx)
- Aspect ratio
- ≈ 4:3
- File size
- 2.4 MB
- Recommended print size
- 44 × 33 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
66 × 49 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close. - Suitable for
- For printing for personal use, or as a desktop or TV background.
- Licence
- Personal, non-commercial use. You may not resell, share or use the file commercially. Terms
- Watermark
- No watermark. If the image carries the author’s signature, so does the file.
- Delivery
- Download link right after payment – on the order page and by e-mail. Valid 7 days, 5 downloads.
About the object
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.