
This 200 megapixel photo (unfortunately downscaled for reddit) was captured in the wee hours Tuesday morning just as totality ended. Leading up to that, I was shooting the background stars for hours, in the hopes to resolve the relatively large and bright (but still faint and small relative to the moon) galaxy.
by ajamesmccarthy
![[OC] My HDR composite photo of the Worm Moon as Earth’s shadow eclipsed it. Captured using 3 telescopes from my backyard in Arizona. [OC] My HDR composite photo of the Worm Moon as Earth's shadow eclipsed it. Captured using 3 telescopes from my backyard in Arizona.](https://www.ufofeed.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/qzm369yrnpng1-1229x1536.jpeg)