Astrophotographer Creates Stunning Gigapixel Moon Image from 280,000 Photos

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a 1.3-gigapixel highly-detailed image of the Moon made from 280,000 photos, which he calls the "GigaMoon". McCarthy used an 11-inch telescope with a 2.5x powermate to capture the image. He captured about 2,000 images at a time and shot the entire Moon twice to cover for any bad panels. The final image was assembled by hand in Photoshop and edited for composition, contrast, and color. The full 1.3-gigapixel image can be viewed and downloaded from McCarthy's website and Patreon.