My moon photo from last night is on EarthSky's website! The link is below:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

https://earthsky.org/earthsky-community-photos/entry/65638/

[unweird]

1. Kudos. Cool!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Thanks a bunch!

[Irish_Dem]

2. Are we looking at the rough surface of the moon in this shot?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Yes we are! Is there any other kind of surface on the moon? nt

[Irish_Dem]

11. That's unbelievable and amazing.

How the heck did you do that?

(I know nothing about photography.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. How did I do that? Well, it's like this:

Really good equipment (camera AND lens) and wanting to keep getting better at taking moon photos.

That's it in a nutshell. More details if you want them!

[Irish_Dem]

23. There is more to it than that of course.

This is a very artistic shot, and requires a good sense of aesthetics, balance and composition.

The rough gray highly texturized moon slice pops out at you up against the solid smooth black darkness of the rest of the moon.
And then the perfect symmetry of the slices, light and dark.

But I guess I wondered about a couple of things.

Why don't more people show the rough surface of the moon in pictures of the moon?
And does it take an especially advanced camera to see the surface of the moon like that?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

27. Indeed, you're correct. Unfortunately, I am in the middle of something else, so I will answer you later! nt

[Irish_Dem]

33. No problem at all!

Take your time.

[Lunabell]

3. Oh wow!!

That is an amazing photo of the moon! Gorgeous. Congrats, Ms. Peggy!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much! I was thrilled to get it! nt

[FalloutShelter]

4. Niiiiiice...Congrats!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Thank you for your exuberant thanks! nt

[Diamond_Dog]

6. WOW! Congratulations!

It’s a great shot and deserves to be there!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Awwww.....thank you! Mine wasn't the only one. Lots of folks participated. nt

[HAB911]

12. Well done!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thanks so much, my dear HAB911! ♥

[niyad]

13. How cool is that!!! So happy fory you, Ms. Peggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Thanks so much, my dear niyad! I feel very lucky. nt

[niyad]

20. Not luck. Talent!

[Permanut]

14. Crispy sharp!

Nicely done.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Bless you for your lovely comments, my dear Permanut! I really wanted to get it right. nt

[think4yourself]

15. Breathtaking!

I love this!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. Thank you so much, my dear think4yourself! I was thrilled to get the shot and to get into the website! nt

[-misanthroptimist]

22. Congratulations, CaliforniaPeggy

I'm impressed that that was just taken with a camera with no telescope involved. Very cool and a very good shot!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. Well, the camera/lens combo is really good. Mirrorless with image stabilization in both.

The lens is a 100 to 400mm and there's an extra feature in the camera that's called the 2X extender. It's a sort of electronic zoom and it works wonderfully!

Thanks for your kind words!

[Docreed2003]

24. Awesome Peggy

I love the fine details in your pic as well!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. Thank you so much, my dear Docreed2003! Greatly appreciated! nt

[George McGovern]

26. AWESOME ART MARGARET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I see Andy's smile in your image.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Oh my dear George!

Your beautiful words brought the tears.

[MontanaMama]

28. Isn't this just wonderful!

Congratulations. Well deserved and the best thing I’ve seen today.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. Thank you so much, my dear MontanaMama!

Glad I improved your day!

You certainly gave me a boost as well!

[elleng]

29. GREAT, Peg!

Sending them a few greenbacks!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

41. Thank you so much, my dear elleng! That was very good of you; they really need the money. I sent some too. nt

[edbermac]

30. What settings did you use?

ISO, exposure, F stop?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

35. Here you go:

Olympus E-M10MarkIV

Focal Length 400.0 mm (400.0 mm in 35mm)

Aperture f/7.1

Exposure Time 0.005s (1/200)

ISO 1250

[DoBW]

31. Wonderful

It's art

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. It sure is, and thank you, my dear DoBW!

[Duncan Grant]

32. That's a thrill, enjoy!

Congrats! It’s a nice acknowledgment and a lovely capture.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. You KNOW I'm enjoying it, and Thank You, my dear Duncan Grant! ♥ nt

[GoneOffShore]

34. Huzzah! Great capture!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. Bless you, and thank you, my dear GoneOffShore! ♥

[calimary]

36. Excellent! Nice to see your work getting a showcase!

It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. Thanks very much, my dear calimary! I greatly appreciate your good thoughts. ♥

And the same goes for your duplicate response! ?

[calimary]

37. Dupe. Sorry about that.

But the message bears repeating. It IS a great photo! Just terrific and awe-inspiring.

[nocoincidences]

42. Beautifully done!

You are a master!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

50. Thank you so much, my dear nocoincidences! Very kind of you! ♥

[Bo Zarts]

43. You have absolutely mastered the genre, Peggy!

Congratulations! Beautiful image.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

51. Aw, thank you, my dear Bo!

That's a wonderful thing to say. I really appreciate it!

[et tu]

44. awesome! nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. Thank you, my dear et tu! ♥ nt

[et tu]

58. you are most welcome

[AllaN01Bear]

45. very lovely. howellll!.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

53. A moon to howl for! Thank you, my dear AllaNO1Bear! ♥ nt

[Owl]

54. Beautiful!

[world wide wally]

55. Congrats!

[Attilatheblond]

56. Fantastic shot!

[FuzzyRabbit]

57. Congrats, CP!

Your photo made my day!

I also want to thank you again for your photo from some time ago, that I use for my desktop photo. The black background with the crescent moon has a dramatic, classy look that I like for my computer screen.

[JustinBulletin]

59. We have all been officially mooned by you!

CONGRATULATIONS!

[CrispyQ]

60. Beautiful shot! It's just hanging there in the sky.

I've never seen a U-shaped moon & had to look it up.

When the crescent Moon travels straight down toward the horizon, you will get the 'U' shaped Moon. Many describe this as when the 'horns' of the Moon point upward. This can happen once or twice a year, again depending on the latitude of your location.

[barbtries]

61. congratulations my dear California Peggy!

it's a stunning photo

[justaprogressive]

62. Sweet!

dozens surprised... ( )

[blm]

63. 👍🏽

[liberalla]

64. OMG! That is a gorgeous photo Peggy!

Absolutely GORGEOUS! Thank you for sharing it with me, DU and the world!

Exquisite!

[Callalily]

65. Wow Peggy! You're famous now!

By the way, great photo. I may not always comment on your moon shots, but I always view them.