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The article certainly lacks interesting details. Why did it take 9 months to edit the image? What nuances were involved?

Also would it have been better to capture the full moon?

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There's more detail to be found in the Reddit thread linked to in TFA.

Here's an example link from that post with a few more details on the setup and process: https://cosmicbackground.io/blogs/learn-about-how-these-are-...

Here's a guide for astrophotography beginners: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAstrophotography/comments/e609qd...

This article compiles a list of some popular software used for astrophotography: https://www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro...

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Right in the beginning: "Two astrophotographers have teamed up to produce an out-of-this-world photo of the moon, capturing over 200,000 shots to create a single image."

I'm no astrophotgrapher but I'd imagine 200,000 shots takes a long time to go through.

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