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I have captured for Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia this series of snapshots of the moon seen from Campdevànol, in the region of Ripollès.
As can be seen in the images, thanks to photography we can get closer to the moon, as if it allowed us to travel until we can observe its smallest detail.
The moon is the only natural satellite of the Earth. It has always exerted its influence and fascination on human beings. With an equatorial diameter of 3,474.8 km, it is the fifth largest satellite in the solar system.
As we can see in the snapshots, despite apparently being the brightest object in the sky after the sun, its surface is actually very dark, with a reflection similar to that of coal.
The lunar phases have had an important cultural influence since ancient times, especially the full moons, both in language and in the calendar, art and mythology. The gravitational influence of the moon, for example, produces tides and increases the length of the day.
In the photographs we can see the lunar craters. Its surface is full of them. They were all formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of which 1,675 have been dated.
