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Old September 21st 12, 05:18 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Sam Wormley[_2_]
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Default What color is the moon?

On 9/21/12 2:39 AM, Paul Ciszek wrote:
My camera has a choice of "white balance" settings. If I use "Sunlight"
on the assumption that the moon is a sunlight landscape, photos of the
moon come out looking a little brownish. If I use "Auto", the moon
appears nearly colorless. The former coloration is not implausible,
but which is closer to the truth?

Fortunately, I can make this decision retroactively for photos shot
in RAW mode.


http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2011/05/tr...-the-moon.html

Also here is an interesting article:
http://www.colormoon.pt.to