AstrophotographersAndrew McCarthyandConnor Mathernerecently teamed up to create a dazzling photo of the Moon from 250,000 individual images.
The talented photographers connected on Reddit several years ago and bonded over their shared love forastrophotography.
McCarthy, whospecializes in detail, spent an evening taking 200,000 images of the Moon from Arizona.
Matherne, whospecializes in color, snapped an additional 50,000 from Louisiana.
Each piece of the finished photo comprises thousands of stacked frames.
McCarthy and Matherne worked together closely during the entire post-production process, sharing ideas and making creative decisions together.
Photo: Connor Matherne (left) / Andrew McCarthy (right)
In doing so, they were able to capitalize on both of their specilizties.
Oxidization from influence from the Earth’s atmosphere makes the colors appear like they do.
Luckily, this is not an end to their collaboration.
The talented astrophotographers have already been brainstorming ideas for a new collaboration.
