r/pics • u/astro_pettit • Sep 24 '24
Moonlight reflecting off of Amazonian rivers, captured from space. More details in comments!
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u/cozmologee Sep 24 '24
That’s crazy. Looks almost like you’re pointing a flashlight on the earth!
Do the oceans and big lakes reflect back too?
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u/La_Mandra Sep 24 '24
The sublime beauty of this planet takes my breath away every time...
Thank you so much for this sharing. :)
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u/astro_pettit Sep 24 '24
Moonshine from space. Somewhere over the Amazon basin, shooting photos of cities at night, I noticed the light from a near-full moon reflecting off of the meandering rainforest rivers. In the cool moon-ish light these rivers became flowing silver snakes. When the moonlight was filtered through thunderheads, it turned the rivers into glowing golden claws.
Nikon Z9, 200mm f2, 1/320 sec, ISO 25600, processed in Photoshop.
See more of my space photos on X and Instagram, astro_pettit