--- title: 'The Moon' url: 'https://astronomy.org.gg/gallery/the-moon' markdown: 'https://astronomy.org.gg/gallery/the-moon.md' date: '2026-09-04' --- ![Hero Image](https://astronomy.org.gg/user/media/Images/default_hero.jpg) Astronomy Section # The Moon Astrophotography by our members ## All the images were taken in Guernsey, unless otherwise stated. © 1992-2026. Please [contact us](https://astronomy.org.gg/contact-us/contact-form) for permission to reproduce. [ ![Moon CCD Mosaic](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/2/1/7/0/0/2170090f9af56d65535ebb957e9d1099db2b73ac-1990-moon.jpg "Moon CCD Mosaic") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/3/4/c/9/8/34c987eecbc2f667364bc20ffc7c1cd16d6b0225-1990-moon.jpg) [ ![Moon Detail](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/a/9/b/8/3/a9b83876b8a5bd8e0bc1a79a594b39c5f060551a-2001-08-10-moon-detail-a.jpg "Moon Detail") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/0/4/c/e/904ced7f4e495fa3ba0338d05f35814dae8d3619-2001-08-10-moon-detail-a.jpg) [ ![Moon Detail](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/1/b/5/a/d/1b5ad15ce5814cd419c6189064975ad14d6393d8-2001-08-10-moon-detail-b.jpg "Moon Detail") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/b/d/5/c/7/bd5c780edf0b72836921ec6fd83a7e25fca070e3-2001-08-10-moon-detail-b.jpg) [ ![Moon with Plane](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/8/8/c/8/4/88c84c0b4f2d3383b7f7569018c236fda2f8031d-2005-08-11-moon-plane.webp "Moon with Plane") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/6/2/9/1/66291d899bb2b3e52bf53664e7ddd503eba07f0b-2005-08-11-moon-plane.webp) [ ![Moon Detail](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/a/b/d/6/6abd6fe786d8bc58953adf4338e11ec265e87349-2005-08-28-moon-detail.webp "Moon Detail") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/0/e/b/3/3/0eb331d1e3c2296a3dc9d7e5781502ad6061dfc1-2005-08-28-moon-detail.webp) [ ![Third Quarter Moon](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/0/9/6/5/e096532761c18fa2eaf33d5213224519783b5bc8-2007-08-05-third-quarter-moon.jpg "Third Quarter Moon") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/c/0/f/9/a/c0f9ac609035d01b1f4c621a9c6b1e284031408f-2007-08-05-third-quarter-moon.jpg) [ ![Moon Rising](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/f/0/4/c/1/f04c10441c0773705727d4ab91567dd9de8ad04f-2007-08-29-moon-rising.webp "Moon Rising") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/3/7/0/6/93706f076c7d15d21fb64f6fe46c4f0c682bb2cf-2007-08-29-moon-rising.webp) [ ![Crescent Moon](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/f/a/5/1/9fa516452761bf5677bac5741940bfe424e6f28d-2008-02-09-crescent-moon.jpg "Crescent Moon") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/f/8/5/6/ef85633e6666415f910c0bb7d386d73e06591f51-2008-02-09-crescent-moon.jpg) [ ![First Quarter Moon](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/7/e/6/8/8/7e688174bcea4f446bc0bf01e2d836889f564853-2008-02-13-first-quarter-moon.jpg "First Quarter Moon") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/4/c/d/7/b/4cd7b71a85bcd608557f97fe3972f33e2dbc9907-2008-02-13-first-quarter-moon.jpg) [ ![Moon with Plane](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/5/e/6/a/b/5e6ab53f0162dddd07ebcdef6ccf68aec832a81b-2008-06-08-moon-plane.webp "Moon with Plane") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/a/5/e/9/9a5e93482b8295f0617184d39bba3969036730e9-2008-06-08-moon-plane.webp) [ ![Moon with Plane](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/d/2/5/2/9d25290cc23cc0d4a712378a9798eb585573cbf7-2008-07-27-moon-plane.jpg "Moon with Plane") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/f/e/c/6/2/fec62d1dd77b4e979725340030bcaeca7667e432-2008-07-27-moon-plane.jpg) [ ![Full Moon Rising](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/b/c/6/9/5/bc69595baba573980077b4e34e1ee0461ef5defb-2010-06-26-full-moon-rising.webp "Full Moon Rising") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/d/8/b/e/7/d8be761de39da8836d06852c353f505486f5de1d-2010-06-26-full-moon-rising.webp) [ ![Full Moon Rising](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/f/b/7/d/f/fb7df192036e78a54d9ad51be40b20c99aa1c0c6-2011-04-17-full-moon-rising.webp "Full Moon Rising") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/f/1/e/9/6/f1e9622b7ddca0d928e7c31dcf3fb095d924b0ae-2011-04-17-full-moon-rising.webp) [ ![Full Moon](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/7/3/2/3/97323d051e0b2fe7f0e83dcd2e64e6d6bcf27966-2011-04-17-full-moon.jpg "Full Moon") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/c/f/7/c/3/cf7c3ea3999a89444aabc94a38979a6e716b4ed5-2011-04-17-full-moon.jpg) [ ![De La Rue Crater](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/3/8/2/8/93828d745c07b03ab05232e2c9fa9fe02760be8b-2012-03-01-delarue-crater.jpg "De La Rue Crater") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/4/1/c/f/941cfb8f70453d7f7304164fbf48f4542d89aba4-2012-03-01-delarue-crater.jpg) [ ![Moon Detail](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/2/3/7/9/a/2379a2b37f180892372378438b3287b6f863dee8-2012-05-01-moon-detail.webp "Moon Detail") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/6/2/2/2/6622220cfd95b56a080415a495e49090b091beb0-2012-05-01-moon-detail.webp) [ ![Moon with Plane](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/0/0/5/1/e0051fc8d124bb7bfcebc3b570d0bcbb4d405e39-2012-05-28-moon-plane.webp "Moon with Plane") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/5/a/2/3/95a23ed4680166ed60c96b4d4f0ce2eef0d112a9-2012-05-28-moon-plane.webp) Taken 1995. By Daniel Cave. 2001 August 10. By David Le Conte. 2001 August 10. By David Le Conte. 2005 August 11. By Paul Gavey. 2005 August 28. By Paul Gavey. 2007 August 05. By Paul Gavey. Over Jethou with Island Sky 2007 August 29. By Paul Gavey. 2008 February 09. By Paul Gavey. 2008 February 13. By Paul Gavey. 2008 June 08. By Paul Gavey. 2008 July 27. By Paul Gavey. Over sea 2010 June 26. By Paul Gavey. Over Castle Cornet 2011 April 17. By Paul Gavey. 2011 April 17. By Paul Gavey. Named after Guernseyman Warren De La Rue, webcam images stacked March 2012. By Colin Gaudion. 2012 May 01. By David Le Conte. 2012 May 28. By Paul Gavey. ## Lunar Eclipses and Occultations [ ![Partial Lunar Eclipse 28th August 2026](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/4/f/3/0/e4f303fd59cfefdce936539aa178d68ad9827dcc-adyeelunareclipse20260828.webp "Partial Lunar Eclipse 28th August 2026") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/c/a/8/9/9/ca899a7dfeeb4d4d1bc24cf8ab66d59563e33b91-adyeelunareclipse20260828.webp) [ ![Lunar Eclipse](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/3/b/0/b/9/3b0b9de8f81fcfa18d4ab5d7cb5eb6617d248e61-1996-04-03-lunar-eclipse.jpg "Lunar Eclipse") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/d/2/b/f/6d2bf3c09bb63f56dcd5b3acbe32047438643f67-1996-04-03-lunar-eclipse.jpg) [ ![Lunar Eclipse](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/d/1/3/d/3/d13d3fdfa3c49b839f5f6891ecf8a3f9c0019fc4-2004-05-04-lunar-eclipse-a.jpg "Lunar Eclipse") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/8/4/0/b/c/840bc89ca60d1fdcb5c94925baf5fd93d4a0d7a2-2004-05-04-lunar-eclipse-a.jpg) [ ![Lunar Eclipse](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/1/b/4/3/0/1b4301341ea27faaceb08da74657bd08c32f7a9e-2004-05-04-lunar-eclipse-b.jpg "Lunar Eclipse") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/9/b/a/c/9/9bac9fffb7c29e67e8416b37d86edd912fad0435-2004-05-04-lunar-eclipse-b.jpg) [ ![Lunar Eclipse](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/4/a/1/c/8/4a1c849df480811b9f3949de93f2c27e0220ddb2-2004-10-27-lunar-eclipse.jpg "Lunar Eclipse") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/4/a/3/5/9/4a3596d0410d62a1445f614db92f33fc6d9180dc-2004-10-27-lunar-eclipse.jpg) [ ![Sequence of Lunar Eclipse](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/7/5/b/b/e75bb427f6cd9c9e0082eef949008021f7a67877-2004-10-27-seq-lunar-eclipse.webp "Sequence of Lunar Eclipse") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/6/7/3/4/667348c3d1eeb7091d35e9fe77ebe4152b9a4368-2004-10-27-seq-lunar-eclipse.webp) [ ![Lunar Eclipse Sequence](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/0/4/5/e/a/045ea9264371a8e29384ccaea544bc78d87332aa-2007-03-03-lunar-eclipse.webp "Lunar Eclipse Sequence") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/4/3/3/0/1/43301010f62dbe6b828d0d36a13aadf249b24b26-2007-03-03-lunar-eclipse.webp) [ ![Occultation of Saturn](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/2/4/d/5/8/24d580bcdeb6a46cfef5603a11dd945226e1642f-2007-05-22-occultation-saturn-a.webp "Occultation of Saturn") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/6/2/8/6/0/628607f2fffdb77091e040b62cd8b924103048fb-2007-05-22-occultation-saturn-a.webp) [ ![Occultation of Saturn](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/e/3/5/1/7/e3517dfadc4473a6937c6c35f68ab9c8bd28c7a0-2007-05-22-occultation-saturn-b.webp "Occultation of Saturn") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/2/2/9/4/1/22941e5f6f639047bdefbfd636053a0cb5b2f372-2007-05-22-occultation-saturn-b.webp) [ ![Occultation of Venus](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/8/a/f/a/0/8afa08c3a62befbdf671179e2c7a792b0d6f856e-2008-12-01-occultation-venus.webp "Occultation of Venus") ](https://astronomy.org.gg/images/5/a/b/6/f/5ab6fdade0cc7da39b596e2e5d157ed18abf13e8-2008-12-01-occultation-venus.webp) A composite of phases captured from L’Eree in the early hours of 28th August 2026. The eclipse reached its maximum at 5:12am, 93% of the Moon was immersed in Earth’s umbral shadow. The photos were taken at F/5 with a focal length of 250mm. Credit: Ashley Dye. 1996 April 3/4. By Daniel Cave. 2004 May 04. By David Le Conte. 2004 May 04. By David Le Conte. 2004 October 27/28. By David Le Conte. 15 images of the lunar eclipse in 2004 October 27/28. By David Le Conte. 2007 March 03/04. By Paul Gavey. 2007 May 22. By David Le Conte. 2007 May 22. By David Le Conte. With Jupiter 2008 December 01. 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