Miguel Claro
In the Darkness of Space Shines a Waxing Gibbous Moon Featuring a Bright Surface Full of Craters
In the Darkness of Space Shines a Waxing Gibbous Moon Featuring a Bright Surface Full of Craters
When the Moon in its orbital movement around Earth is more than 50,1 % illuminated the by sunlight, starts the intermediate phase called Waxing Gibbous Moon. Waxing means that it is getting bigger and bigger while Gibbous is related to the shape, which is less than the full circle of the Moon when it is Full, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Moon when it is at Third Quarter.
The image above captured on April 3, 2020, shows a beautiful moon immersed in the darkness of empty space. At this time, 75% of its disk was directly illuminated by the sunlight while featuring a bright surface spread with craters of all sizes, physical memories from lunar impacts of ancient times. This stacked result comprises 21 single shots captured from Cumeada Observatory in Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, which also can show that the moon is more then a grey body as it is normally perceived by our human eye, revealing a subtle coloration of a grey-blueish tint, regarding its chemical constitution.
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Sizing
Available in these sizes, including a border for easy framing
Rectangles in A-Sizes:
- A3 | 30 x 42cm | 11.7" x 16.5"
- A2 | 42 x 59cm | 16.5" x 23.4"
- A1 | 59 x 84cm | 23.4" x 33.1"
Squares:
- Small | 30 x 30cm | 11.8" x 11.8"
- Medium | 40 x 40cm | 15.8" x 15.8"
- Large | 50 x 50cm | 19.7" x 19.7"
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