EXIF : 40 images of ISO 400, f/5.6, exposures ranging from 1.6 seconds starting from the horizon till 1/50 seconds till the top of the image. I created this composite by blending all these images in PS 23.

A Symphony of Colors - Moonrise timelapse!

The colorful hues seen in this moonrise timelapse are caused by a phenomenon called scattering. As the moon's light travels through the Earth's atmosphere, it encounters tiny molecules of gases like nitrogen and oxygen, as well as aerosols and pollutants. These particles scatter the shorter wavelengths of light, like blue and violet, more than the longer wavelengths, like red, orange, and yellow. This is known as Rayleigh scattering. As a result, the blue light is dispersed, leaving mainly the longer wavelengths to reach our eyes, creating the reddish-orange-yellow hues seen in the image. The effect is more pronounced when the moon is low on the horizon, as its light travels through more of the atmosphere.

Here is a moonrise timelapse that I created by capturing multiple images of the moon rise last night from Lahore skies, and then blending them together resulting in this beautiful display of red, orange and yellow.