We had an incredible moon this weekend. But can we HDR such a distant object?. The crater you can see is the Clavius, is one of the largest crater formations on the Moon, and it is the third largest crater on the visible near side. It is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon, to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho. The crater is named for the Jesuit priest Christopher Clavius, a 16th-century German mathematician and astronomer.
Due to the location of the crater toward the southern limb, the crater appears oblong due to foreshortening. Because of its great size, Clavius can be detected with the unaided eye. It appears as a prominent notch in the terminator about 1–2 days after the Moon reaches first quarter. The crater is one of the older formations on the lunar surface and was likely formed during the Nectarian period about 4 billion years ago. Despite its age, however, the crater is relatively well-preserved. It has a relatively low outer wall in comparison to its size, and it is heavily worn and pock-marked by craterlets. The rim does not significantly overlook the surrounding terrain, making this a "walled depression". The inner surface of the rim is hilly, notched, and varies in width, with the steepest portion in the south end. Overall the rim has been observed to have a somewhat polygonal outline.
The crater floor retains a diminished remnant of a central massif, which lies between Clavius C and N. The relative smoothness of the floor and the low size of the central peaks may indicate that the crater surface was formed some time after the original impact. ( from Wikipedia)
21 Oct 01:41
anonymous
love it
21 Oct 07:00
solapi
Una foto increible.
21 Oct 13:19
mariannea
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21 Oct 15:43
inkslinger
Excellent...Yes, I was also out Sat evening for a meal & noticed the moon. it was a superb light at the time. You have captured it as I saw it, amazing image...
21 Oct 15:53
deleted_user_
Nice, I´ve got to get a lens or a converter to do such shots !
21 Oct 16:03
romzhy
Really great shot of the moon.
21 Oct 16:07
pandarino
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21 Oct 16:14
arnie58
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21 Oct 16:25
sanz3jo
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21 Oct 16:54
chema
very interesting
21 Oct 17:54
flipd1
I took the same picture and yours turned out WAY better than mine. I processed mine with a single raw so that might be why. I don't have near the highlights you have here.
21 Oct 21:12
rcuello
Foto lunatica
21 Oct 21:51
esemplici
Perfetta: prego gli estremi della foto tempo e diaframma
21 Oct 22:18
digicam
Superb
21 Oct 23:00
josephc
Wonderul shot, a real challenge.
21 Oct 23:01
josephc
Sorry, that should be "wonderful shot, a real challenge".
We had an incredible moon this weekend. But can we HDR such a distant object?. The crater you can see is the Clavius, is one of the largest crater formations on the Moon, and it is the third largest crater on the visible near side. It is located in the rugged southern highlands of the Moon, to the south of the prominent ray crater Tycho. The crater is named for the Jesuit priest Christopher Clavius, a 16th-century German mathematician and astronomer. Due to the location of the crater toward the southern limb, the crater appears oblong due to foreshortening. Because of its great size, Clavius can be detected with the unaided eye. It appears as a prominent notch in the terminator about 1–2 days after the Moon reaches first quarter. The crater is one of the older formations on the lunar surface and was likely formed during the Nectarian period about 4 billion years ago. Despite its age, however, the crater is relatively well-preserved. It has a relatively low outer wall in comparison to its size, and it is heavily worn and pock-marked by craterlets. The rim does not significantly overlook the surrounding terrain, making this a "walled depression". The inner surface of the rim is hilly, notched, and varies in width, with the steepest portion in the south end. Overall the rim has been observed to have a somewhat polygonal outline. The crater floor retains a diminished remnant of a central massif, which lies between Clavius C and N. The relative smoothness of the floor and the low size of the central peaks may indicate that the crater surface was formed some time after the original impact. ( from Wikipedia)
love it
Una foto increible.
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Excellent...Yes, I was also out Sat evening for a meal & noticed the moon. it was a superb light at the time. You have captured it as I saw it, amazing image...
Nice, I´ve got to get a lens or a converter to do such shots !
Really great shot of the moon.
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very interesting
I took the same picture and yours turned out WAY better than mine. I processed mine with a single raw so that might be why. I don't have near the highlights you have here.
Foto lunatica
Perfetta: prego gli estremi della foto tempo e diaframma
Superb
Wonderul shot, a real challenge.
Sorry, that should be "wonderful shot, a real challenge".
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10.