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A really Full Moon

Gianni Tumino from Ragusa, Sicily, Italy

A Full Moon rises behind the cityscape of Noto, Sicily, Italy, on the evening of Oct. 8, 2025. The imager used a Canon mirrorless camera and a 500mm zoom lens with a 2x teleconverter for a focal length of 1,000mm at f/14. The exposure was 0.8 second at ISO 6400.