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Originally posted by VaSteve
OK, My technique still needs some work and I need to get the tripod out. But I do have question for you.... I always thought we all see the same part of the moon. On yours (above), the "core" crater is at 9:00, while on mine (shot tonight) is at 5:00. I'm also showing a little more of the right side, assuming the "core" is the bottom. What gives?

I wondered for a minute too when I first started getting these shots. Most of the moon pics show the big crater in the bottom right, not the top left. I realized that assuming you are in a similar position (probably anything in the northern hemisphere) you should get a similar view, but the big difference comes from the time of day that you take the shot. If the moon is directly overhead at midnight, and you take a pic at 8PM and another at 4AM they will appear to be inverted. If you were to stand in one position as the moon traversed the sky when the moon gets to it's zenith in the sky you wouldn't start doing a back bend to get the rest of the night, you'd turn around.

8:00 pm


1:30 am the next night


PS, gotta do some "curves" post processing, a little noise reduction, and a little USM to get the details/contrast that distinct.