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The crescent Moon setting showing earthshine and the lunar seas

The crescent Moon setting showing earthshine and the lunar seas

Lunar craters Street, Pictet and Tycho (centre) showing Tycho's central peak and terraced walls catching the sun

Lunar craters Street, Pictet and Tycho (centre) showing Tycho's central peak and terraced walls catching the sun

The lunar craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel & Albategnius

The lunar craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel & Albategnius

The Moon in the daytime sky showing surface features including Mare Humorum, Oceanus Procellarum and the craters Clavius, Copernicus, Aristarchus & Grimaldi

The Moon in the daytime sky showing surface features including Mare Humorum, Oceanus Procellarum and the craters Clavius, Copernicus, Aristarchus & Grimaldi

Distorted, red moon rising over distant hills

Distorted, red moon rising over distant hills

The rille networks Rima Hyginus (left) & Rimae Triesnecker (right)

The rille networks Rima Hyginus (left) & Rimae Triesnecker (right)

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Red Moon rising over the Ness, Shaldon (single shot)

Red Moon rising over the Ness, Shaldon (single shot)

The Montes Apenninus featuring Rima Hadley, Rima Bradley, Rimae Fresnel and the craters Aratus & Conon

The Montes Apenninus featuring Rima Hadley, Rima Bradley, Rimae Fresnel and the craters Aratus & Conon

Total lunar eclipse montage from start to finish - 28 September 2015

Total lunar eclipse montage from start to finish - 28 September 2015

The crescent Moon at twilight

The crescent Moon at twilight

High illumination view of craters Catharina, Cyrillus & Theophilus (showing Theophilus' central peaks)

High illumination view of craters Catharina, Cyrillus & Theophilus (showing Theophilus' central peaks)

The Harvest full Moon rising over a treeline (composite)

The Harvest full Moon rising over a treeline (composite)

Crater Aristarchus along with Vallis Schroteri (Schroter's Valley), crater Prinz, crater Herodotus, Rimae Prinz, Rimae Aristarchus & Rupes Toscanelli

Crater Aristarchus along with Vallis Schroteri (Schroter's Valley), crater Prinz, crater Herodotus, Rimae Prinz, Rimae Aristarchus & Rupes Toscanelli

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Total lunar eclipse - 28 September 2015

Total lunar eclipse - 28 September 2015

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The craters Atlas and Hercules showing Rimae Atlas - 27 September 2018

The craters Atlas and Hercules showing Rimae Atlas - 27 September 2018

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The stars of Pisces behind the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015

The stars of Pisces behind the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015

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Crescent_Moon_Venus_wide_27112011.png
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Clouds racing in front of the Moon during high winds

Clouds racing in front of the Moon during high winds

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The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

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Perigee full Moon rising over a distant storm cloud, August 2014

Perigee full Moon rising over a distant storm cloud, August 2014

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DMK0090 13-02-19 22-46-20.png
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DMK0028 15-02-01 23-48-36_200pc.png
DMK0019 12-12-01 01-46-11.png
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Thunder Full Moon 22_23072013 copy.png
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DMK0020 12-12-01 01-48-04.png
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The beginning of totality of the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The beginning of totality of the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

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DMK0014 15-04-06 00-30-16_200pc.png
DMK0015 14-04-08 22-32-05larger.png
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The Earth's umbral shadow covering part of the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The Earth's umbral shadow covering part of the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

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The Earth's umbral shadow casting a ruddy glow onto the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The Earth's umbral shadow casting a ruddy glow onto the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

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DMK0013 15-11-28 00-38-39_200pc_cleomedes.png
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Crater Langrenus showing the pronounced central peak mountains and uneven crater floor

Crater Langrenus showing the pronounced central peak mountains and uneven crater floor

Wide field view of the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015

Wide field view of the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015

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Full Moon rising over trees at twilight - 31 July 2015

Full Moon rising over trees at twilight - 31 July 2015

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Perigee full Moon (commonly known as a 'supermoon') - 28 September 2015

Perigee full Moon (commonly known as a 'supermoon') - 28 September 2015

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The crescent Moon setting showing earthshine and the lunar seas
Lunar craters Street, Pictet and Tycho (centre) showing Tycho's central peak and terraced walls catching the sun
The lunar craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel & Albategnius
The Moon in the daytime sky showing surface features including Mare Humorum, Oceanus Procellarum and the craters Clavius, Copernicus, Aristarchus & Grimaldi
Distorted, red moon rising over distant hills
The rille networks Rima Hyginus (left) & Rimae Triesnecker (right)
DMK0025 15-11-28 01-00-28_200pc_Langrenus.png
Red Moon rising over the Ness, Shaldon (single shot)
The Montes Apenninus featuring Rima Hadley, Rima Bradley, Rimae Fresnel and the craters Aratus & Conon
Total lunar eclipse montage from start to finish - 28 September 2015
The crescent Moon at twilight
High illumination view of craters Catharina, Cyrillus & Theophilus (showing Theophilus' central peaks)
The Harvest full Moon rising over a treeline (composite)
Crater Aristarchus along with Vallis Schroteri (Schroter's Valley), crater Prinz, crater Herodotus, Rimae Prinz, Rimae Aristarchus & Rupes Toscanelli
DMK0030 14-12-29 21-15-27_200pc.png
DMK0015 13-11-12 19-09-54_copy.png
Total lunar eclipse - 28 September 2015
IMG_0929_DxO_21042015.png
DMK0024 15-02-01 23-34-03_200pc.png
DMK0064 13-02-19 21-39-04large.png
IMG_4452_07102014.png
DMK0012 14-11-04 21-53-23200PC.png
The craters Atlas and Hercules showing Rimae Atlas - 27 September 2018
IMG_1906_02072015_2016reprocess.png
Crescent_Moon_060311.png
The stars of Pisces behind the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015
DMK0002 14-12-05 23-27-14edited2.png
DMK0010 15-04-26 22-03-40_300pcsharper.png
DMK0011 15-04-26 22-05-32_300pc.png
Clavius_Maginus_Moretus_Tycho_01022012.png
Crescent_Moon_Venus_wide_27112011.png
Earthshine_13032013_satboost.png
Langrenus_Petavius_mosaic_28112015.png
DMK0021 12-12-01 01-48-47_150pc.png
Clouds racing in front of the Moon during high winds
Copernicus_mosaic_02022012.png
DMK0092 13-02-19 22-51-16.png
DMK0068 13-02-19 21-50-37_edited copy.png
The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse
CRW_4489_RJ.png
DMK0012 15-04-26 22-07-42_g2_b3_ap725.png
DMK0016 14-11-04 22-12-15200pc.png
Perigee full Moon rising over a distant storm cloud, August 2014
IMG_4978_05112014_reprocess.png
DMK0022 12-12-01 01-49-35_150pc.png
Ptolemaeus_Alphonsus_Arzachel_28052012.png
DMK0019 15-04-26 22-39-22.png
DMK0090 13-02-19 22-46-20.png
Crescent_Moon_Earthshine_27112011.png
IMG_4478_10102014cropped.png
DMK0028 15-02-01 23-48-36_200pc.png
DMK0019 12-12-01 01-46-11.png
Moon_Dartmoor_June2011.png
Thunder Full Moon 22_23072013 copy.png
DMK0011 15-11-28 00-32-46_200pc.png
DMK0020 12-12-01 01-48-04.png
IMG_8733_moon_03062012.png
The beginning of totality of the September 2015 total lunar eclipse
DMK0002 14-12-29 19-42-53_200pc.png
Moon_13062011.png
DMK0012 15-11-28 00-36-08_200pc.png
DMK0030 15-06-04 01-26-47_Vallis Rheita.png
DMK0014 15-04-06 00-30-16_200pc.png
DMK0015 14-04-08 22-32-05larger.png
IMG_7689_03022015.png
DMK0010 14-04-08 21-39-47.png
The Earth's umbral shadow covering part of the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse
Moon in the morning_241210.png
crisium mosaic_edited_23042015_crop_sharpened.png
The Earth's umbral shadow casting a ruddy glow onto the Moon during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse
Copernicus_Stadius_01022012.png
DMK0014 14-11-04 22-04-01200PC.png
Moon_meeting_M45_120308_2.png
DMK0020 15-04-26 22-40-15_g2_b3_ap684.png
DMK0013 15-11-28 00-38-39_200pc_cleomedes.png
DMK0030 12-12-01 02-13-18.png
Moonrise_02072015_IMG_1888_DxO.png
DMK0026 12-12-01 02-08-05.png
Crater Langrenus showing the pronounced central peak mountains and uneven crater floor
Wide field view of the totally eclipsed Moon - 28 September 2015
DMK0033 14-01-14 01-38-54.png
Full Moon rising over trees at twilight - 31 July 2015
DMK0038 14-01-14 02-00-17.png
DMK0005 14-12-29 19-50-32_200pc.png
DMK0040 14-01-14 02-04-44.png
Copernicus_study of three different illuminations.png
Hyades_M45_Moon.png
Perigee full Moon (commonly known as a 'supermoon') - 28 September 2015
DMK0056 13-02-18 20-59-20.png
Moonrise_Greece_04062012.png
DMK0023 12-12-01 02-01-05.png
crescent moon_IMG_3898_28082014.png
Moonrise170211.png
Earthshine_Jupiter_25032012.png
IMG_0629_Earthshine_24032015.png
DMK0021 15-04-06 00-53-29_200PC 2021_reprocess.png
DMK0057 13-02-18 21-00-20.png
Moon & Jupiter 02012012.png

Warning: observing the Sun can be extremely dangerous. Never stare at the Sun with the naked eye and never observe or photograph the Sun using an unfiltered telescope, camera lens, binoculars, camera viewfinder etc. Doing so risks serious damage to your eyes and or equipment. The only safe way to observe the Sun is with a specialist, certified solar filter, following the instructions of the manufacturer precisely.

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