Earth’s Moon, Dec’25

A next-level photo of Earth’s Moon! I tested several new techniques, and I’m really happy with the result.

I used several new techniques for this photo.

For the first time, I recorded a 4K video with my EOS R and used it as the basis for the image – actually two videos, one for the upper half and one for the lower half of the Moon.

This meant that I created my first lunar mosaic. Using Affinity Photo’s standard panorama function, it turned out to be surprisingly simple.

I enhanced the mineral colors as usual in Affinity Photo.
What was new for me, however, was sharpening the details directly in Affinity Photo using various live filters, instead of doing it in Registax.

All of these changes pushed me a real step forward. And I already have a few more ideas in mind that promise even further improvements.

High-resolution on Astrobin:

The high-resolution astrophoto on Astrobin with a wealth of additional information.

Session Details:

TelescopeVixen VC200L
Focal Length1800mm
CameraCanon EOS R (4k Video)
MountSkywatcher HEQ5 Pro, Belt and Hypertuned
Photography Date12/01/2025
Exposures3000 Frames upper half
3000 Frames lower half
Processing Date12/03/2025
Software StackPIPP, Autostakkert, Affinity Photo
Capture PlaceKoblenz, Germany

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