Credit & Copyright: Miguel Claro
Explanation:
Illuminating the landscape all through the
night of November 2nd,
this week's bright Full Moon was
known in the northern hemisphere as a
Hunter's Moon.
But this
dramatic view of the shining lunar orb, from
Sobreda, Portugal, was captured just a few nights earlier,
on Halloween.
In the spirit of
the season, the image plays a
little trick.
The picture is actually two digital photos - one short and one
long exposure.
They were combined to bring out the details of the
bright lunar surface and the
fainter features in the dark, surrounding clouds,
in a single image.
Of course, you may recognize some of the
spookier shapes
in the clouds as having visited your neighborhood
last week, along with Halloween's
Moon.
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