How 2 astrophotographers teamed up to capture a stellar image of the moon

August 22nd, 2022

It took astrophotographers Andrew McCarthy and Connor Matherne over nine months to edit their final image. It's comprised of more than 200,000 shots pieced together to make a single photograph. (Andrew McCarthy and Connor Matherne)

Two astrophotographers have teamed up to produce an out of this world photo of the moon, capturing over 200,000 shots to create a single image.

Andrew McCarthy and Connor Matherne collaborated last November to push their photography skills to the limit. Their finished product was posted online Saturday, and is currently gaining lots of attention on Reddit.

The two stargazers first connected over Reddit and then Instagram, sharing and commenting on each other’s work over the past three or four years. After recognizing one another’s strengths in photography, they decided to team up for a photoshoot of Earth’s moon.

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