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Milky Way with moon

Posted by in Today's Image | September 19, 2016

The Milky Way is best seen with the eye alone in a moon-free sky, but this photographer caught the Milky Way in moonlight.

The Milky Way with a 30% illuminated moon - September 8, 2016 - via Matt Aust - startrails.

The Milky Way with a 36% illuminated moon via Matt Aust – Startrails.

Matt Aust in Germany wrote about photographing the Milky Way in bright moonlight on September 8, 2016:

Milky Way with moon – a difficult combination.

I was waiting for the moonset. The Milky Way, however, was still visible with the unaided eye, so I tried … not so easy without including lens flares and difficult to edit, but I was surprised at the result.

Thank you, Matt!

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

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