Apollo 50th Full Moon

On this date, July 16, in 1969, men first left earth on a voyage to another world. Today 50 years later a beautiful full moon reminds us that there is no one there to look back at us, remind us of the pettiness of our differences, and fragility of our pale blue orb. Questar 1350/89mm f/15 telescope with a Sony a6300 camera at prime focus. This image is best appreciated at full resolution, be sure to follow the linked image below.

Exposed for 1/30 sec at ISO 100. The best 16 of 120 images stacked in Autostakkert 3. Deconvolved in Lynkeos. Final crop and exposure in Photoshop

Content created: 2019-07-16

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