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>The moon in front of clouds... that is all you need to know right there. Well that is entirely possible. I would say that's the least of the problems with the

by ksk 9y ago

>The moon in front of clouds... that is all you need to know right there. Well that is entirely possible. I would say that's the least of the problems with the picture. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdojiTkJi_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdojiTkJi_4

eridius 9y ago
In the video you linked, the brightness/aperture has been jacked up so much that the moon appears to be blindingly white. This just makes it blow out the wispy clouds in front of it so you can't see the clouds. This effect is clearly not possible for a normal moon.
- ksk 9y ago
  Okay, Here are some non-blindly-white moons. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rinathompsonphotography/8407008251/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rinathompsonphotography/840700... https://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardastronomyguy/33808068472/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardastronomyguy/338080684... https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpotu/15309316569/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpotu/15309316569/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmaack/14693912932/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmaack/14693912932/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/encouragement/14442442441/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/encouragement/14442442441/ I think people are just asserting what is and isn't possible without stopping to consider that they could be wrong. Whether the original photo is or isn't a composite, I don't know. Even as an amateur photographer, I do know that a non composite photo is possible that will look very close to the original.
  - eridius 9y ago
    Every single photo you linked to, the clouds are visible over the moon. It can be subtle, sure, since you end up with very wispy clouds that have a similar color to the moon, but the clouds are still clearly affecting the appearance of the moon. The bpotu photo is the one that looks the most like the moon is over clouds, but I think that's just because the right side of the moon is so bright and the clouds there are so thin. But even there it does appear to be very slight discoloration caused by the clouds intersecting the moon.

by ksk 9y ago

eridius 9y ago

In the video you linked, the brightness/aperture has been jacked up so much that the moon appears to be blindingly white. This just makes it blow out the wispy clouds in front of it so you can't see the clouds. This effect is clearly not possible for a normal moon.

ksk 9y ago
Okay, Here are some non-blindly-white moons. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rinathompsonphotography/8407008251/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/rinathompsonphotography/840700... https://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardastronomyguy/33808068472/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/backyardastronomyguy/338080684... https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpotu/15309316569/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/bpotu/15309316569/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmaack/14693912932/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffmaack/14693912932/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/encouragement/14442442441/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/encouragement/14442442441/ I think people are just asserting what is and isn't possible without stopping to consider that they could be wrong. Whether the original photo is or isn't a composite, I don't know. Even as an amateur photographer, I do know that a non composite photo is possible that will look very close to the original.
- eridius 9y ago
  Every single photo you linked to, the clouds are visible over the moon. It can be subtle, sure, since you end up with very wispy clouds that have a similar color to the moon, but the clouds are still clearly affecting the appearance of the moon. The bpotu photo is the one that looks the most like the moon is over clouds, but I think that's just because the right side of the moon is so bright and the clouds there are so thin. But even there it does appear to be very slight discoloration caused by the clouds intersecting the moon.