ButastrophotographerAndrew McCarthyhas his own bang out of moon missionone he pursues from his own backyard in Sacramento, California.

In 2020, McCarthy released several new images of the Moon taken from his backyard when weather allowed.

One combined 12 separate shots to show the craters of theMoon in HD relief.

Andrew McCarthy 209 Megapixel Moon Image Astro Photography

Another stunning85-megapixel imagelayered 24,000 photographs to produce an explorable high resolution image.

In December, the photographer upped the ante once again.

Viewers are invited to zoom in on thepublished versionand explore the surface of the Moon in all its detail.

Andrew McCarthy 209 Megapixel Moon Image Astro Photography

The new image is now available as aprintin varying sizes.

Andrew McCarthy 209 Megapixel Moon Image Astro Photography