Two versions of tonight's moon--Before and after post-processing:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Before:




After:

[elleng]

1. NICE, Peg!

May have some later, withOUT post-processing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Thanks so much, elleng!

Post-processing can be very useful for correcting the photo to match your vision of how it should look.

[MLAA]

3. Well done, I like the extra brightness 🤩

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Thanks so much, my dear MLAA! ♥

[FuzzyRabbit]

4. Nice job.

Try sharpening the image to bring out more detail in the craters. Don't be afraid to sharpen too much, you can always dial it back.

The moon is so cool - every night you can see something new at the edge of light and dark.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Thank you so much, my dear FuzzyRabbit!

And I mean that. I'm using PaintShopPro and I'm still a long way from being very expert.

I did move the sharpening around a bit and it never quite got as good as I wanted. It got close, though.

And you're so right about seeing something new! I am endlessly fascinated.

[padfun]

5. If you look closely, you can see the alien base.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. LOL, my dear padfun!

[niyad]

8. Thank you so much. Our Luna is so beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Thank you so much, my dear niyad! Very kind of you. ♥

[mitch96]

11. Si si.. La Bella Luna! nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Thank you so much, dear mitch96! ♥ n/t