"Decaying Moon" by Oty - Edition of 10 

The Moon was formed 4.54 billion years ago or around 85 million years after the Earth was. The formation of the moon is still speculated but the most widely accepted theory is that a planet similar in size to Mars called Theia collided with the Earth causing debris to launch into Earth's orbit where it collected and created the Moon. A recent NASA simulation suggests  that this whole process could of happened within a matter of hours.

This piece was created by merging 2 different moons together which were in different phases. The fuller waning gibbous is combined with a smaller waxing crescent to create the bright almost full moon effect.

The colours in this piece are natural and almost portray the 'ageing' and 'decay' of the moon. The blue shades of colour are scattered but also heavily feature in the Mare Tranquillitatis - the blue circular-ish shape towards the bottom middle, due to a higher metal content within the basaltic soil and rocks. This is also the first location on another planet to be visited by the human race during the 1969 Moon landing.

Resolution : 6000 x 4000 

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Decaying Moon

"Rising Gibbous" by Oty - Edition of 20 

The detailed bright side of the Moon was captured during the waxing gibbous phase in many different panels, this allows capturing at a higher focal length to achieve greater details. These panels are then stitched together like a mosaic and then blended with a darkened full Moon to give the effect of a complete Moon

The colours in this piece represent the different metal minerals found within the Moon's surface, contrasting the idea that the Moon is a colourless grey rock

The blue shades are a result of titanium and particularly feature in the Sea of Tranquility located towards the top right. The orange colours appear more scattered and are from hydrated iron oxide metals similar to rust here on Earth

Resolution : 8000 x 10000

Rising Gibbous

Luna is both the Latin word for Moon and the Goddess of the Moon in ancient Roman religion and myth. Her name is derived from the Latin word 'lucere' meaning 'to shine' and is thought to be a guardian of the night providing light and guidance during the dark hours

This Moon was created as a composite, the top lighter side was captured during the first quarter phase and then blended with a full Moon on the lower half to give the effect of a complete Moon

A five panel mosaic of the Moon was created for this piece with over 40,000 individual frames shot through a telescope and then stacked together to enhance the details


Resolution : 7000 x 4350

Luna's Light

A very special astronomical event occurred on December 8th 2022 

The lunar occultation of Mars - this event occurs when both orbits of the Moon and Mars overlap resulting in Mars disappearing behind the Moon for an hour. This particular occultation happened during a full moon which added to the utter amazement of this view 

On Mars itself one of the two permanent ice caps can be seen which contains a predicted 1.6 million cubic km of ice. The darker black regions were once thought to be vegetation however we now know its the presence of mafic rocks like basalt. The overall orange / red colour is due to the rocks and minerals reacting with oxygen to create iron oxide

Both the Moon and Mars where captured using a Nexstar 4se telescope with a dlsr and 5x Barlow lens creating a focal length of 6625mm

Mars Rises

"Colours Of The Moon" by Oty - Edition of 10

The colours in this piece are natural but brought out more during processing to reveal the different minerals and metals of the moon. The green-coloured rocks are mostly from oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium and aluminium. The orange is due to hydrated iron oxides and the blue shades contain more titanium. This style of lunar photography is known as a "mineral moon" as it shows the moon's minerals through their colours.

The near side of the moon is made up of 50,000 individual frames captured during the waxing crescent phase. A Nikon d750 and celestron 114eq telescope were used with a 2X Barlow to give around 2000mm of focal length to capture the details. Multiple videos were taken of the moon and then the best 10% in quality of frames were stacked together. This process helps to bring out the details whilst also reducing any noise within the final photograph. A longer exposure photo was used for the glow effect and a separate photo was used for the stars. 

The dark side of the moon was created by using data from the NASA Galileo spacecraft which captured the moon whilst travelling to Jupiter on December 7th 1992. The spacecraft's objective was to study Jupiter and its mysterious moons, which it did with great success before it plummeted into Jupiter's atmosphere On September 21st 2003.

Resolution : 4179 x 5149

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Colours Of The Moon

"Lunar Radiance" By Oty  

The Waxing Crescent Moon was created by capturing the Moon in 17 different panels through a telescope and then stitching these separate panels together. In total the bright slice of the Moon is made up of 15,600 individual photos

The red planet Mars also features, captured through a telescope as well but was shot during the 2022 Mars Opposition. This is an event that occurs every 26 months and results in the moment when Mars and Earth are at their closest - 81.5 million kilometres

One of the human race's next biggest accomplishments will be landing on this dusty stormy planet after travelling through space for an estimated 7 months 

Resolution : 6200 x 8100

Lunar Radiance

"A Slice Of The Moon" by Oty - Edition of 10

This single photograph was created by stacking 7,500 of the sharpest frames during the waning crescent phase of the moon when the moon can appear as a thin slice in the sky. This slice was then merged with a fuller waxing gibbous moon acting almost as a dark side creating the 3D effect.

The largest crater we can see towards the top of the moon is called Schickard crater, measuring 1.5 km deep and 212 km across about the width of Switzerland. We can just about see different shades of black and grey within the crater itself, the darker areas are where the crater was once flooded by lava which then cooled. The lighter areas are a result of highland material that was blown in from the formation of the Mare Orientale basin

This phase is nicknamed the "old moon" because it gives us a last glimpse of a lunar cycle. It is followed by the brief phase of the new moon, marking the start of the next lunar cycle.

Resolution : 4179 x 5957

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A Slice Of The Moon

"Hunter's Supermoon" By Oty 

The brightest and closest full moon of the year occurred on the 17th of October. The moon was 14% larger and 30% brighter then the normal full moon due to it being in perigee - the closest point of its elliptical orbit to Earth 

The Moon was captured with a telescope and designated astronomy camera and split up into 30 different videos and then stitched together. Overall 60,000 frames / 300Gb of data where captured to create this single image.

The collector will also receive a high quality physical print  

Resolution : 14500 x 9000

Hunter's Supermoon

Oty 1/1s

"Snow Moon" by Oty - Edition of 5

The Snow Moon gets it's name by being the full moon of February and this being the snowiest month in the Northern Hemisphere

A 6 panel mosaic was created for this full moon meaning the moon was divided up into different panels and then captured in video through a telescope. These 6 panels are then stitched together to create the full moon, this technique allows for capturing at a longer focal length creating more detail. In total around 35,000 individual frames create the complete moon

This is an airdropped edition to 1/1 holders as of : 22/03/2023

Resolution : 7556 x 4250

Snow Moon

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