Night or day?

[george7378]

Hi everyone,

I just captured this intriguing image at 22:45 with a full Moon casting shadows across the field. The star trails and distant lights say night, but the dazzling light source and shadows say day:

 

[ghostrunner01]

Whoa! Thats the moon??? Looks more like the sun! Nice photo!

 

[IgnoreThisBarrel]

Long exposure photos of the moon have always confused me.

 

[george7378]

Long exposure photos of the moon have always confused me.

Yes - it's weird to see a photo taken at 22:45 showing a blue sky, and weirder to see a blue sky with stars trails! I was inspired to take this photo after seeing an APOD a while back:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100315.html