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[jcurbo]

No, it's partially artistic, partially light scattering in the Earth's atmosphere from the moonlight and the exposure settings he used. The moon does have a very tenuous atmosphere but nothing thick enough to cause this effect.

[autokad → jcurbo]

> "it's partially artistic"

When I view the moon with my telescope, I see the same haze. I think its earths atmosphere, not the moon that causes it.