Moon Enters Pleiades

The Moon crossed the Pleiades. The photographs for this image were acquired a short while before the Moon reached the cluster. Correct exposure for the Moon and stars differs by a factor of about 250, so two images were required: one to capture the stars and another to show the surface detail on the Moon. There are many stars in the image and it may be necessary to open the full size image in another tab and zoom in to see them.

Moon

Time: 21:58:19 UTC
Altitude: 42° 20'
Distance: 362 425 km
Phase: 95.65%
Exposure: f/6.8, 1/160s, ISO-64

Pleiades

Time: 21:58:29 UTC
Exposure: f/6.8, 1/15s, ISO-1600

Focal Length: 408 mm

Nikon Z8
Askar 60F
IR/UV filter

GIMP: Adjust exposure & black level for stars, apply Gaussian blur to stars, sharpen Moon image, combine image of Moon with stars image, crop.