This Teen Sports 50,000 Photos And Generates The Clearest Moon Photos

The most jerniih moon photos (Instagram @prathameshjaju)

JAKARTA - We can indeed find photos of the moon easily through the internet. Just type a keyword in the Google search box, and millions of photos will be displayed.

But, this photo made by a teenager from India will make you surprised and stunned. In addition to the clear results, the process of getting the photo is also not easy. It takes a long and complicated process!

Quoting the Times of India, Prathamesh Jaju, a teenager from Pune province, recently gained the attention of the astronomy-loving community. How not, this 16-year-old managed to capture the clearest photo of the moon.

The photo was uploaded by Jaju on his personal Instagram account on May 5. Captioned "The Last Quarter Moon", the upload has now gained 54 thousand likes from netizens.

186 GB Data

To produce photos with a high level of clarity is not easy. Citing Indian news agency ANI, Jaju revealed that he processed more than 50,000 thousand pre-prepared photos.

It took four hours to collect all the photo data. Furthermore, Jaju still takes 38 to 40 hours for advanced processing.

"I took a picture (photo of the Moon, -red) on May 3 at 1 a.m. I took pictures in the form of videos and photos for four hours. It takes 38-40 hours for processing," Jaju told ANI via Mashable, Tuesday, May 25.

According to him, 50,000 thousand photos are needed to produce the clearest photos of the moon. And when Jaju merges all the photos, the size of the final file reaches more than 600 MB.

Luckily, Jaju did not forget to include the process of taking and processing the moon's images. So, it can quench the thirst of followers of his Instagram account which has now reached 81 thousand.

"This photo is composed of two different HDR images in order to produce a 3-dimensional effect. This is the most detailed and clear shot of the Third Quarter Moon Phase," Jaju wrote in an Instagram caption.

Learn to Process Photos Self-Taught from YouTube

The moon shots of the 16-year-old are not the only shocking news. Because, Jaju told that he taught himself by reading articles and watching YouTube videos.

"I read articles and watched some YouTube videos to learn how to capture these photos. I also learned how to process it," jaju said.

Now, what Jaju does is still a hobby. But, from the shots, Jaju is more than worthy to think of himself as an astrophotographer. Moreover, in accordance with his ideals who want to become an astrophysicist and study astronomy one day.