Kyiv is under a missile attack right now. I captured this 91 megapixel Wolf Moon through my amateur telescope at -10°C during one of the previous drone raids. [OC]
Kyiv is under a missile attack right now. I captured this 91 megapixel Wolf Moon through my amateur telescope at -10°C during one of the previous drone raids. [OC]
A massive shelling of Kyiv is happening right now. I would like to share a photo of my Moon, which was also taken outside during drone explosions. The photo shows a nearly full moon (96% phase) photographed on January 4-5, 2026.
The first full moon of 2026 is traditionally known as the “Wolf Moon.” Its name dates back to Native American and European traditions, inspired by the hungry wolf packs that would howl outside settlements during the deep, frozen nights of January.
Capturing this Moon was a challenging task due to the shelling and the freezing cold. The shooting session lasted for several hours straight until my camera batteries finally “died.” It took so much time because I had to shoot the Moon piece by piece and then stitch those fragments into one large picture.
To extract maximum detail from the unstable, freezing air, I used two cameras, stacking and processing 50 gigabytes of data into this final high-resolution image (91 megapixels). During processing, I intentionally enhanced the Moon’s saturation to reveal the mineral composition of its surface. The orange hues indicate iron-bearing minerals while the blue hues correspond to titanium-rich regions on the surface.
Beautiful picture, but please go into shelter, don’t risk your life.
FakeGamer2 on
How’s the power situation are you still active?
BigClout63 on
Wow. Look at the colours!
Beautiful photo, friend. Hope you’re as warm as can be, and safe as can be.
BunnyKomrade on
Take care, my dear. Thank you for this beautiful photo. I’m so sorry you have to live through this. Please, stay safe 🫂🌻
Unreasonable-Sorbet on
I’m in Kyiv too. Have had a couple quiet nights but that changed tonight. Stay safe brother and love the photos!
Electronic-Bear2030 on
Stay safe friend
TheRealSugarbat on
It looks like an opal, OP.
Bless you.
justjamesW on
You are very talented at photography
Cosack on
Why do some pictures have blue and orange to different degrees, while we can’t see these colors at all with the naked eye? Is it atmospheric distortion, or scientific/artistic licensing with saturation? The different mineral consistencies are of course there, but I’m rather unclear on the “real” prominence from all this. If I stood in a titanium rich region on the moon, would the ground look blue like in this photo? Or just have a subtle hue? Or would it be gray?
Chip_Upset on
Amazing photo from amazing people
Slava Ukraini
racebrook on
Wow amazing
Hairy-Bluejay-8833 on
SLAVA UKRAINI!
Sláva Ukraíni! Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇨🇭🇺🇦🇨🇭🇺🇦
WanderingWhileHigh on
Amazing photograph! Please stay safe. I am so sorry you are having to suffer through this damned war. Long live Ukraine! 🇺🇦
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A massive shelling of Kyiv is happening right now. I would like to share a photo of my Moon, which was also taken outside during drone explosions. The photo shows a nearly full moon (96% phase) photographed on January 4-5, 2026.
The first full moon of 2026 is traditionally known as the “Wolf Moon.” Its name dates back to Native American and European traditions, inspired by the hungry wolf packs that would howl outside settlements during the deep, frozen nights of January.
Capturing this Moon was a challenging task due to the shelling and the freezing cold. The shooting session lasted for several hours straight until my camera batteries finally “died.” It took so much time because I had to shoot the Moon piece by piece and then stitch those fragments into one large picture.
To extract maximum detail from the unstable, freezing air, I used two cameras, stacking and processing 50 gigabytes of data into this final high-resolution image (91 megapixels). During processing, I intentionally enhanced the Moon’s saturation to reveal the mineral composition of its surface. The orange hues indicate iron-bearing minerals while the blue hues correspond to titanium-rich regions on the surface.
My setup:
* Cameras: Sony a7sii, Canon 550D
* Telescope: GSO 150/750 (Newtonian reflector)
* Mount: Arsenal EQ5
* Lens: 2x Barlow lens
Amazing photo! Take care!
So sorry you have to live through this.
Beautiful picture, but please go into shelter, don’t risk your life.
How’s the power situation are you still active?
Wow. Look at the colours!
Beautiful photo, friend. Hope you’re as warm as can be, and safe as can be.
Take care, my dear. Thank you for this beautiful photo. I’m so sorry you have to live through this. Please, stay safe 🫂🌻
I’m in Kyiv too. Have had a couple quiet nights but that changed tonight. Stay safe brother and love the photos!
Stay safe friend
It looks like an opal, OP.
Bless you.
You are very talented at photography
Why do some pictures have blue and orange to different degrees, while we can’t see these colors at all with the naked eye? Is it atmospheric distortion, or scientific/artistic licensing with saturation? The different mineral consistencies are of course there, but I’m rather unclear on the “real” prominence from all this. If I stood in a titanium rich region on the moon, would the ground look blue like in this photo? Or just have a subtle hue? Or would it be gray?
Amazing photo from amazing people
Slava Ukraini
Wow amazing
SLAVA UKRAINI!
Sláva Ukraíni! Heroyam Slava! 🇺🇦🇨🇭🇺🇦🇨🇭🇺🇦
Amazing photograph! Please stay safe. I am so sorry you are having to suffer through this damned war. Long live Ukraine! 🇺🇦
Prayers! God bless Ukraine
God bless Ukraine.