As full as it gets
This moon is just a few hours before eclipse, which means the earth-facing surface is just about as fully illuminated as it can possibly be. In all my time photographing the moon, I've never managed to capture the full moon until now.
It's hard to say if I have the color balance right. Computer monitors are notoriously poor in their color calibration, so if this seems a bit overly blue to you, it probably is. I've enhanced the contrast and saturation a bit to better show the surface brightness and composition differences. The bluer dark areas are rich in titanium, for example.
I've taken the time to annotate the major features in this photograph. The craters are named after famous scientists and philosophers. The Maria, or the Seas, were once thought to be bodies of water, and were named fancifully. I'm particularly humored by the naming of the eastern Maria.
As full as it gets
This moon is just a few hours before eclipse, which means the earth-facing surface is just about as fully illuminated as it can possibly be. In all my time photographing the moon, I've never managed to capture the full moon until now.
It's hard to say if I have the color balance right. Computer monitors are notoriously poor in their color calibration, so if this seems a bit overly blue to you, it probably is. I've enhanced the contrast and saturation a bit to better show the surface brightness and composition differences. The bluer dark areas are rich in titanium, for example.
I've taken the time to annotate the major features in this photograph. The craters are named after famous scientists and philosophers. The Maria, or the Seas, were once thought to be bodies of water, and were named fancifully. I'm particularly humored by the naming of the eastern Maria.