Half-shadowed by the Earth,the Moon takes ona remarkable appearance against a field ofstars in this intriguing telephoto picture recorded duringa partial phase of last week' lunareclipse.The picture is not a composite, butit has been digitally enhanced to bring out features coveringa large range in brightness.On the Moon itself,surface details are visible in both thebright uneclipsed portion in direct sunlight, and the very much dimme copper-colored, eclipsed region.Also much fainter than th Moon'ssunlit surface, thebackground star field, along with the unusual lighting,seems to contribute to an eerie "3D" perception of the lunar orb.Canadian astrophotographer Jay Ouellet took the picture froml'Observatoire de la Decouverte in Val Belair, a suburb of Quebec City,where about 200 skygazers gathered to enjoy th celestial exposition.
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