Earthshine
Image details:
This is a dramatic phenomenon known as "Earthshine." Just a thin sliver of the moon at the bottom of the image is illuminated directly by the sun. The rest of the moon is seen indirectly, lit up by light reflected off of the Earth, what we see is Sun light reflected from the Earth to the Moon and back to our eyes.
Technical Details:
Optics: Celestron Nexstar 8i tube assembly with celestron focal lenth reducer
Mount: Celestron advance vx mount
Camera: Canon 60D
Date: January 16-2016
Location: My Backyard Country Observatory in Dekalb County Missouri
Exposure details: 8 seconds ISO-100 RAW
Processing: Photoshop CS5, Pixlnsight
This is a dramatic phenomenon known as "Earthshine." Just a thin sliver of the moon at the bottom of the image is illuminated directly by the sun. The rest of the moon is seen indirectly, lit up by light reflected off of the Earth, what we see is Sun light reflected from the Earth to the Moon and back to our eyes.
Technical Details:
Optics: Celestron Nexstar 8i tube assembly with celestron focal lenth reducer
Mount: Celestron advance vx mount
Camera: Canon 60D
Date: January 16-2016
Location: My Backyard Country Observatory in Dekalb County Missouri
Exposure details: 8 seconds ISO-100 RAW
Processing: Photoshop CS5, Pixlnsight
