Vijay Suddala is only 18 years old, but he’s already creating impressive imagery of the Moon.

Suddala bought his telescope three years ago and started using it right away to photograph Earth’s satellite.

His process often entails taking multiple photos of the Moon and stitching them together using special software.

Composite Photo of Moon and Clouds

I think that purists hate this idea of merging images.

People who are getting into astrophotography should make a run at do what they want to.

Vijay Suddala captures incredible photos of the Moon using his smartphone.

Smartphone Astrophotography by Vijay Suddala

He loves layering images to create high-definition photos and composites of the Moon.

Photo of the Moon Taken with a Mobile Phone

Smartphone Astrophotography by Vijay Suddala

Smartphone Astrophotography by Vijay Suddala

Photo of the Moon Taken with a Mobile Phone

Moon Astrophotography Taken with a Smartphone