The moon under the camera is so beautiful that my eyes are so beautiful

When we look up at the moon, we are expressing our desire for reunion and talking about various possibilities of beauty. Different people have different perceptions of the meaning and symbol of the moon, and they "chase it" in their own way. "Moon, in their narration, we can see the most romantic story and the purest ideal, which is also the most beautiful "moonlight". In the past, people in ancient times raised their heads to chant the moon, but now people raise their hands to pat the moon. In Guilin, Guangxi, a 19-year-old astronomy photographer has been praised by everyone in the industry. The moon in his lens is so beautiful that people are fascinated by it. Huang Yijun told reporters that in November last year, by chance, he saw some photos of deep sky objects on the Internet, which rekindled his childhood enthusiasm for exploring the starry sky, so he began to focus his lens on the moon and stars.

What is it like to be so beautiful by the moon under the lens? Follow me and take a look.

Editor's note: The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and it's a good day that "the world is at this time, thousands of miles away is the beauty of the moon". When we look up at the moon, we are expressing our desire for reunion and talking about various possibilities of beauty. Different people have different perceptions of the meaning and symbol of the moon. They "chase" the moon in their own way. In their stories Here, we can see the most romantic stories, the purest ideals, and that is also the most beautiful "moonlight".

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"The bright moon rises on the sea, the end of the world is at this time" "The dew is white tonight, the moon is bright in my hometown"... The bright moon has been praised by Chinese literati of all ages since ancient times. The object is given the connotation of homesickness and beauty. In the past, people in ancient times raised their heads to chant the moon, but now people raise their hands to pat the moon. In Guilin, Guangxi, a 19-year-old astronomy photographer has been praised by everyone in the industry. The moon in his lens is so beautiful that people are fascinated by it.

Huang Yijun collected all the equipment and waited for the best light on Yao Mountain in Guilin. Photo by South China Morning Post client reporter You Yongjun

A 19-year-old boy is obsessed with astronomical photography

“I don’t like photography, I just like to see the scenery”, this is what Huang Yijun, a 19-year-old boy, said on social platforms this year Introduction. Huang Yijun started his photography journey in 2016. He became famous for his photography of Guilin landscapes and became a contracted photographer for many photography platforms.

2020.08.04 Qingjiangtian Waterfall in Lingchuan, Guilin. Photographed by Huang Yijun

Among Huang Yijun’s many landscape photos, there is a group of moon-themed works that attracted the attention of the Southern China Morning Post client reporter. Huang Yijun told reporters that in November last year, by chance, he saw some photos of deep sky objects on the Internet, which rekindled his passion for exploring the starry sky as a child, so he began to focus his lens on the moon and stars. "I can clearly see the shadows on the lunar craters, and it feels like watching the sunrise and sunset on the moon." Recalling the first time I saw the moon through the camera, the shock and dream at that time are still vivid in my mind. , which also made him deeply fascinated by astrophotography.

Huang Yijun is photographing celestial bodies. Photo provided by the interviewee

He gets up at four in the morning, chasing sunsets and sunrises again and again, taking pictures of the moon, watching meteor showers... He said that taking pictures of deep sky objects is different from taking pictures of star fields (Milky Way, Milky Way, etc.) The subject of combining star trails and ground scenery) is very different. The field of view of deep space photos is mostly small, and the celestial objects almost occupy the entire screen. "When those who have only glimpsed from a distance and cannot even name them The feeling when the celestial objects are truly displayed before our eyes is very addictive."

Huang Yijun and his father spent countless nights looking for the best place to shoot the stars among the mountains in Guilin. road.

Photo by You Yongjun, client reporter of South China Morning Post

Photographing the moon is a technical job

What does the moon look like in the eyes of a 19-year-old boy? "The thousands of ravines on the moon's surface are shrouded in a mixture of shadows and highlights, especially the edges, which are very three-dimensional. I can clearly see the criss-crossing lunar mountains and the vast lunar sea on the moon. "Huang Yijun used an astronomical telescope and a cryo-camera to take pictures of the lunar surface. Under the clear picture, he was even more fascinated by the interesting lunar surface terrain. He couldn't help but sigh, "If possible, I really want to go up there and take a look."

Petavius ??of the lunar surface terrain. Photo by Huang Yijun

In order to take good pictures of the moon, this "post-00s" has a persistence beyond his years. He spent a lot of time aligning the polar axis, calibrating the equatorial mount and telescope for the first time. To control the telescope to take pictures of the moon, he needed to know the moon phase of the day and the time when the moon appeared in advance. He just needed to choose a time period when the moon's altitude angle was higher. , the focus is on positioning the moon and manually controlling the equatorial mount to stitch together the lunar surface.

Waxing gibbous moon. Photo by Huang Yijun

"You have to remember how to move and how to plan. Move bit by bit. This requires more patience. Occasionally, a few clouds will come, so you have to wait patiently. It disperses." Huang Yijun added that because the final image displayed on the camera is very large, only a small part of the moon, it is necessary to control the equatorial mount to shoot each part separately, which often takes 1 to 2 hours. At the same time, the amount of data is also very amazing. The data captured in one night can reach 40G or even more. In his opinion, all the efforts are worthwhile and interesting after seeing the final film.

Moon admiration and stargazing are part of life

This year, Huang Yijun’s deep sky nebula work was shortlisted for a very influential competition in the astronomical photography community - Greenway, UK The Royal Observatory's APY competition, and another work on the moon was also shortlisted for this year's Beijing Planetarium competition.

Three-dimensional moon. Photographed by Huang Yijun

"There is a sentence in "The Moon and Sixpence", 'In order to make the soul peaceful, a person has to do two things he doesn't like every day.' And I want to make the soul restless, do it every day Two things I like: stargazing and moon appreciation.” Huang Yijun said that the unknown surprises brought by astronomical photography made him decide to stick to it. However, as a senior in high school, he still has to focus on his studies, but in the future, he plans to combine photography and computer majors to explore the combination of astrophotography and automation technology.

Moon texture. Photo by Huang Yijun

Huang Yijun said that he is currently working with several friends to develop an online remote astronomical shooting platform. He hopes that astronomy enthusiasts can observe celestial bodies more easily through this platform and will no longer be restricted by time and time. Location and equipment.

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The moon is extremely bright during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Tonight (September 10)

The moon is beautiful in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is like water

As the full moon rises slowly

The whole city is shrouded in a hazy moonlight

Like dancing with white gauze, poetry is intoxicating

In this sultry moonlight

During the Mid-Autumn Festival

Or you can see the white autumn moon of Langshan Mountain in the mirror

Or invite the bright moon by Wenfeng Pagoda

Or look at the Haohe River ten miles away and see the moon like silver

Or admire the moon in the five pavilions and pray for blessings

.....

On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival reunion, the bright moon expresses lovesickness

The bright moon

attracted many citizens to stop and look up

They have used their cameras to capture the charm of the Mid-Autumn Festival moonlights

To express their best wishes for homesickness, family reunion

At this moment, no matter where you are

Please remember to look up at the bright moon

Wish you

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and complete happiness

Picture // Xu Congjun, Ding Chuanbin, Peng Changqing, Song Chenglin, Qian Xianhua, Chen Dejun, Wu Shujian, Daxiong, etc.

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