This Pune boy captures 'clearest image of the moon' that goes viral on social media
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A Pune boy captures this viral moon pic
A 16-year-old amateur astro- photographer from Pune has captured over 50,000 images of the moon and ultimately pieced them together to create a detailed image of the earth's only natural satellite.
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Who is Prathamesh Jaju?
Prathamesh Jaju is associated with Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (JVP), one of the oldest astronomy clubs in the country, where he learned about basic astrophotography over the last three to four years. Jaju, a Class 10 student, said he was finally able to take the time to do the project earlier this month, after his board exams were cancelled amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
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5 hours to capture, 40 hours to process
It took him around five hours to capture the moon using his telescope and camera, and another 40 hours to process the image using different editing softwares.
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Why so many images
Many may wonder why he had to take 50,000 images and not a single shot. "Often single images get pixelated and blurred when we zoom into them. To avoid that I used a mosaic technique, which in layman's terms is called panoramic photography," the teen explains.
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Clearest picture
Using huge magnifications, Jaju captured multiple videos of the moon, in which small craters were also captured. The image is so clear that one could zoom in as much as he wants without losing the details. The image created by Jaju also holds scientific value, as different colours seen in the picture indicate mineral deposits on the lunar surface.