I captured my first-ever rocket launch photo yesterday, and it was a doozy!5mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and capture the most ridiculously detailed image of the entire sun we could. The result was a whopping 140 megapixels, and features a solar tornado over 14 Earths tall. This is a crop from the full image, make sure you zoom in!1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Two years ago, I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and take the most ridiculous moon shot we could come up with. Today, we proudly introduce our newest collaboration, a 174 megapixel look at our cosmic companion. Zoom in to check it out!1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
By complete accident I captured a plane crossing in front of our sun. I was able to figure out exactly which flight it was and got connected with the pilot, who was thrilled.3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured an 85 megapixel photo of our moon last night. Zoom in to properly experience it!4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
In one of the most rewarding shots of my career, I captured the International Space Station in conjunction with the 53-mile-wide Tycho crater on the moon. More details in the comments.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
After spending all night shooting around 600,000 photos of it, I’m thrilled to show you my sharpest Jupiter shot so far. This was captured using an 11” telescope and a camera I usually use for deep sky work.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took an absurdly high resolution photo of the moon on Wednesday, zoom in and check out the details!1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Using a modified telescope, A friend and I jointly created the clearest image of the sun we've ever produced. This was captured on Friday and took 5 days to process using over 90,000 individual images. Zoom in! [OC]1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
After staying up til 4am and taking thousands of pictures, I'm proud to present to you my composite image of the longest eclipse of the century. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
My most detailed image of the sun to date, captured using over 100,000 individual photos from my backyard in Arizona. Earth for scale. [OC]1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the craters on the moon. It was spectacular and surreal to witness live.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took a 230 megapixel image of the sun yesterday by stacking over 100,000 images. Zoom in!3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
This image of the space station transiting the crescent moon got me shortlisted as astrophotographer of the year [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
One of the most difficult shots I've ever attempted, this is the moment the ISS transited the waxing crescent moon in broad daylight. Uncropped photo and video of the event linked in the comments.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took photos of the entire recent lunar eclipse. When I aligned them based on Earth's shadow, it helps visualize the shape of the Earth.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Mars is at its closest point to Earth right now. Here’s a picture I captured of it using a 14” telescope. On Wednesday I’ll be using the same telescope to capture it being occulted by the moon.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
On Monday I captured my sharpest photo ever of the international space station, even though it only spent 1/25th of a second within the framing of my camera. I’ll share the raw video from the pass in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
On Tuesday night I captured my clearest image of the moon *ever* by blending over 100,000 images, captured with a telescope in pristine conditions. Make sure you zoom in to properly experience it. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Right now there is a plasma tree in the sun's atmosphere. My best guess it is around 80,000 miles tall, about the diameter of Jupiter. This picture was taken from my backyard a few minutes ago. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Today the sun produced the largest coronal mass ejection I've ever witnessed. Here's my composite shot of it, created by capturing hundreds of thousands of images over several hours using a specially modified telescope.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took nearly 50,000 images of the night sky to make an 81 Megapixel image of Tuesday's moon. Uncompressed image linked in the comments. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Yesterday I captured an incredibly brief and rare event, the ISS transiting the crescent moon.3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
Right now Saturn is at it's closest point to Earth. This is an image of it I captured last night from the roof of a parking garage in Southern California, after driving for hours to escape the Arizona Monsoons. More details of how this is done in the comments.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Every year I put together a family portrait of our solar system using images captured from my backyard. Here is this year's effort. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I captured a 145 megapixel image of our sun using a specially modified telescope. Zoom in!1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
One year ago I shared my highest resolution picture of our moon. Last night I created an improved version, combining 140,000 pictures. 400 megapixel full resolution linked in the comments. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Two years ago, I teamed up with a fellow redditor to try and take the most ridiculous moon shot we could come up with. Today we proudly introduce our newest collaboration, a 174 megapixel look at our cosmic companion.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
A massive eruption on the sun just happened a few moments ago and I was able to capture it from my backyard. At least two Earths could fit in that loop. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Yesterday I took a 300 megapixel photo of our sun. This was done by using a specially modified telescope and over 150,000 individual images. Zoom in and check out the details! [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I combined my highest resolution moon shot with my highest resolution sun shot to make this composition. Zoom in, it's nearly 8k resolution! [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured the international space station transiting our moon. It lasted around half a second. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Yesterday morning I captured a moment that lasted less than a second- the ISS in front of our moon.2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
Probably my luckiest shot ever, I captured a shot of the ISS right on the terminator of a slim crescent moon. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Last night I captured a rare event, the ISS crossing the surface of the moon. This is a close crop of my shot, check out the full size linked in the comments. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I woke up at 2am this morning to drive 90 miles to get this shot of the Space Station and the moon.3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I pointed a telescope near the core of the milky way for 10 hours, and revealed more stars than I could possibly count. The sky is so crowded it almost looks like noise. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I used two telescopes and two cameras to capture my clearest photo of Saturn from my backyard. This also coincides with when the planet is closest to Earth!8mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Around 4 years ago I started taking pictures of space and sharing them with this community. Today, one of my moon images is on a giant banner below the Artemis rocket that is going to the moon.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took a photo of every planet in our solar system and adjusted their size to show how huge our Sun is. Zoom in to see how tiny Earth is in comparison. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took a massive 8k picture of the moon last week. Try zooming in on the craters.5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
My best shot of Saturn so far, taken with an 8 telescope from my backyard in Sacramento. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
[IMAGE] Around 4 years ago I started taking pictures of space just because I enjoyed it. Today, one of my moon images is on a giant banner below the Artemis rocket that is going to the moon.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Tuesday morning Mars was temporarily hidden by the moon. Here is my shot, captured right as Mars emerged from the dark side. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took an 81 megapixel shot of the sun today. There are a couple interesting areas if you zoom into the surface.5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
After over 6 months of working with the data, here is my final composite of January's lunar eclipse in a 100 megapixel image. Zoom in to see the details. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I captured an 80 megapixel image of our moon Thursday night, and enhanced color to show more details. Zoom in to properly experience it! [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured my highest resolution photo of the sun by using a specially modified telescope and over 100,000 individual images. The full 400 megapixel photo is linked in the comments.3mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Hubble's shot of the Pillars of Creation versus one I took from my backyard in Sacramento last night [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
On Monday I created one of my highest resolution images ever, a 778 megapixel color image of the moon. Zoom in and check this one out. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Our solar system in 2018, a composition from pictures i was able to take from my backyard5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Every year I put together a Family Portrait of our cosmic neighborhood. I spent a year shooting millions of pictures in my backyard to get the best shots of each and create this composite image. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I woke up at 1:30 am this morning to capture the international space station transiting the moon. This might be my favorite shot I've ever captured. Full size image and video of the pass in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
After 3 years of waiting for the right conditions, I was able to get this shot of the ISS crossing the face of the sun. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Yesterday morning I captured one of my favorite pictures ever, the international space station caught perfectly against the terminator of a barely illuminated crescent moon. Full pic in the comments. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I created an ultra-detailed color image of the moon by combining around 100k photos. Check out the details on the surface. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took an 81 megapixel shot of earthshine on the moon. Zoom in to see the craters!5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I took pictures of the moon for 2 weeks and combined them to show crazy textures across the full disc. More details in the comments. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I took an 8k picture of last night's supermoon through the clouds. Try zooming in to see the surface details5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
One of the most meticulously planned photographs in my career, here's the International Space Station in conjunction with Tycho Crater as it transited the moon last night. [OC]1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
As requested, here is the full uncropped 140 megapixel picture of the ISS transit I captured on Friday. Zoom in to the surface to see what makes this image so special! [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I downloaded data from NASA's solar observatory in space- this is my result after processing the data like it was my own image. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took my favorite picture of the moon ever by combining 200k photos [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Various looks of the moon I’ve captured over the years. My goal is to always show it in a way you’ve never seen before. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured a high resolution photo of the true colors of the moon Wednesday evening. This is what you would see if your eyes were much more sensitive to color. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
On Tuesday the ISS spent exactly 7/10ths of a second crossing the face of the sun. I captured it.3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
On Tuesday, I captured my best shot of the ISS transiting the face of the sun. The transit lasted less than a second. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Using over 1.5TB of data from two telescopes, I created a 110 megapixel image of the first full moon of fall. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Last night's moon with the most color detail I've ever done. If you zoom in you can see how different craters expose different minerals4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
20 years ago Hubble's Pillars of Creation image gave me an obsession with space. Now after 2 years of learning this hobby I can properly capture them myself. Here's my latest shot taken from my backyard. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I modified a telescope to take photos of our sun. Here's a 164 megapixel image you can zoom into!1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I used two telescopes to capture this image of the first quarter moon last night [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
You can see Jupiter in the daytime if you know where to look. This was taken from my backyard Sunday morning. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
After a ton of encouragement from this sub, I decided to leave behind a stressful career in software and become a full-time astrophotographer. I'm now working for myself in the career of my dreams thanks to you. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I extracted the color data from 150k images of the moon so you can see where impacts paint the moon with different minerals. Wallpaper version and animation linked in the comments [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I modified a 5 refractor telescope to take pictures of the sun. This is what it saw today: a series of sunspots and tangle loops of plasma. I still can't believe I can do this from my backyard.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured a 230 megapixel image of the sun from my backyard. This is a composite image from over 100,000 individual photos taken with a specially designed telescope. Make sure you zoom in. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I took thousands of pictures of the moon in each phase over the last few weeks and blended them together to create a unique ultra-high resolution image of our moon that shows more crater depth than a regular picture. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
My latest moon image- taken from my backyard and put together from 250k individual shots.5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
18 Months of progress shooting planets since I started this hobby. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/BeAmazed
Last night was the longest full moon of the year, in the sky for 15 hours and 33 minutes. I spent that time shooting over 100,000 images of it to bring you this highly detailed mosaic with more color and detail than visible with the naked eye. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
You can also see Saturn during the day if you know where to look. This was taken from my backyard at 7am [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I traveled to a small island on the equator to get the best photo of our galaxy I could. After two weeks capturing photos, I’m thrilled to share my most detailed photo of the Milky Way I’ve ever done.9mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took hundreds of thousands of pictures of the moon in different phases and blended them together to create my new favorite ultra-high resolution image of our cosmic neighbor.5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/BeAmazed
The most stars I've ever captured in one image, this was taken by keeping my telescope pointed near the core of the milky way for over 10 hours. The sky is so crowded the stars practically overlap. Those dark voids are actually interstellar dust!2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took an 8k shot of the supermoon as it cut through the clouds. Try zooming in on the surface details. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
This year I captured the space station crossing both the moon and the sun [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I ordered, aligned, and animated dozens of my lunar images to create a unique gif showing the dynamic character of our moon. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
A photo taken using a $16B space telescope versus the same object with a $500 scope from my backyard1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
My first picture of the sun's full disc was photobombed by a bird [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I used a 12” telescope to photograph a dying star in space. These incredible views are what lured me into this hobby.3mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Two nights ago I captured my clearest shot of the moon, ever. The full size is 209 megapixels. Zoom in and explore the surface.3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/BeAmazed
The famous Pillars of Creation, shot by Hubble vs by me from my backyard last night [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
On Friday morning I captured my highest quality color image of the moon so far by blending thousands of shots from 2 different cameras. Zoom in to check out the color around the craters! [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
A comparison between a crop of my most famous moon image, left, and my latest project, a gigapixel moon image. Sometimes it's great to see how you've grown in a hobby.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
My latest 81 megapixel lunar composite, a combination of over 100k shots. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I got my first solar scope last week, and this is a result of my first attempt at taking a picture with it. Turns out our star is quite interesting! [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I pointed my telescope at a dark part of the sky all night last night to see how many galaxies I could find. I count at least a dozen in this shot. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured a shot of the ISS as it crossed the face of the sun this afternoon. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/spaceporn
An incredibly rare event is happening as we speak on the sun- magnetic field lines are on crystal clear display as they rise out from the sun's chromosphere. This is a photo I took about 20 minutes ago in my backyard. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I feel like I now need to post all my moon photos here. Feels right.8mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/distractible
I created an ultra-detailed color image of the moon by combining around 100k photos. Check out the details on the surface. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I captured an image of every major body in our solar system from my backyard using amateur gear, shown here in 8k. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Last Saturday I captured my first annular eclipse. This was taken using multiple telescopes from a desert in Utah to capture the moon perfectly centered in front of the sun.6mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took two pictures of Jupiter 40 minutes apart. Can you spot the difference?4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Risked melting my telescope today to get this photo of Venus backlit by the sun. This is one of the rare times you can clearly see Venus has an atmosphere from Earth- as it is illuminated when the rest of the planet is in shadow. The sun was less than 5 degrees away.2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/spaceporn
I used 5 cameras and thousands of photos to capture the Total Solar Eclipse on Monday. This composite photo is my attempt to recreate the feeling of witnessing this event, which was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.2wk ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Last weekend I captured my clearest photo of Saturn ever. To escape Arizona monsoons I drove to Southern California and captured it from the roof of a parking structure. This is what I was able to get before security kicked me off.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Since Mark hates the moon I’ve decided to switch to strictly solar photography. Here’s a photo of the sun captured from my backyard this afternoon.4mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/distractible
I took a 100 megapixel image of the moon. Zoom in to see the craters. [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
I took an 81 megapixel shot of the moon last week. Zoom in to see the craters!5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/BeAmazed
I captured the international space station passing in front of the Sea of Tranquility on the moon. This is the sharpest image I've ever captured of the station.2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
One of the most dramatic images I've ever produced, the ISS passing near a violently active portion of our sun. This was captured yesterday afternoon off the side of the freeway near Fairfield using two telescopes and specialized photography gear. Uncropped pic linked in comments. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I took an 81 megapixel shot of the moonrise a few days ago as it broke through the clouds. Zoom in to see the details! [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
Hubble's image that inspired me as a kid, and my own shot of the same galaxy taken last week after 2 years of learning this hobby. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I just moved to Arizona hoping to have better skies for celestial photography. I took my first pictures last night of Jupiter and Saturn, my clearest ever. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Over the last two nights I captured some of my sharpest pictures of the gas giants of our solar system. It took 3 years of work to be able to phoptograph them at this level [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I spent 60 hours shooting the pinwheel galaxy from my backyard, and about halfway through a star exploded, visible in this photograph.11mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
My most complex lunar mosaic ever, I created this piece as a tribute to the Apollo missions. The full size is over a gigapixel, and created from over 50,000 individual photos. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
By combining shots from every phases of the moon, I created this image that shows more texture.4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I spent the last 2 weeks shooting Jupiter every night to attempt to learn to capture the planet as detailed as possible. On Tuesday I captured my best shot so far, and the first time I've been able to resolve details on one of Jupiter's moons.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I applied height data provided by NASA to an image I took of the moon to show off how the surface looks in exaggerated relief. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Every year I put together a family portrait of our solar system using images captured from my backyard. Here is this year's effort.2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/spaceporn
Zoom in to the bottom of this image. By positioning myself precisely between where the ISS was forecasted to transit the moon I was able to catch this photo. The ISS was only in the frame of the camera for 1/25th of a second. Slow motion video of the pass linked in the comments. [OC]2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I modified a telescope to be safe for solar photography and captured a 400 megapixel photo of the sun. Link to full size in the comments.3mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/spaceporn
I just captured one of my most difficult photos ever: The ISS in conjunction with the moon.6mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I took an 80 megapixel image of the moon using a telescope and thousands of images, and enhanced color and contrast to see it in incredible detail. Zoom in to see the how the craters look up close!2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured a picture of the ISS as it passed across the face of the sun this afternoon.4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
I pointed my camera straight up and left the shutter running for an hour to see what would happen. Didn't expect a flowing river of stars. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I made a 225 megapixel shot of this week's SuperMoon from 150k stacked images. Uncompressed version linked in the comments [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I used two telescopes and two cameras operating at high speeds to capture the international space station crossing over an active region of the sun. If you zoom in you can even see the new solar arrays they installed yesterday! [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I created a 400 megapixel moonstrosity out of a million images. Full size/uncompressed files in comments. You'll want to zoom in on this one! [OC]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
3 hours ago the ISS clipped the edge of the moon in a transit lasting less than half a second. Here's my shot of it. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
My first images of Jupiter and Saturn versus my best, captured using similar gear 3 years apart.2yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/pics
I used two telescopes to create my most detailed photo of the moon ever, a composite using over 280,000 individual photos. The full size is over a gigapixel.1yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
This is the progress I've made in just one year of taking pictures of space. The last one got me international recognition. If you love something, keep at it. [Image]5yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/GetMotivated
Last night I captured a 144 megapixel composite image of our moon. This was captured using 8,000 photos, which my camera took in just 7 minutes. [OC]3yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured this photo of Saturn using a telescope in my backyard a few nights ago. The rings are noticeably more edge-on than when I last captured it in the fall.9mo ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/space
I captured last night's first quarter moon with the most color detail I've ever attempted. Zoom in to see how the impacts change the moon's colors. [OC]4yr ⋅ ajamesmccarthy ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
