You’ve heard of super full moons? This is a micro almost full moon. Two weeks ago, as it eclipsed the Sun, the Moon was close to Earth. Now, it is about 10% farther away and is measurably smaller in appearance. Two weeks ago, it would not have fit in my camera’s field of view. Last night, it did. I used a 127mm Maksutov telescope at prime focus and my Canon T8i to shoot about 40 frames, which were then combined and processed in Photoshop and Topaz Photo AI.
4/12/2024 Waxing Crescent Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon from Friday night at the River Ridge Observatory. 127mm f/12 MCT and Canon T8i.
4/10/2024 Eclipse Montage
Here we have a composite showing various phases of the partial eclipse with totality. Canon T8i with an old 400mm lens at ISO 800.