Arizona where he creates spectacular, high resolution images of everything beyond earth.The hobbyist turned full-fledged space photographer now sells his photos online and is funded through patreon subscribers to fuel his passion for outer space, McCarthy told LiveNOW from FOX.
He's even built an observatory from his backyard shed in Arizona."In 2017, I bought my first telescope," Mcarthy declares on his site CosmicBakground. "Today, I connect millions of people to the stars."Photo: Andrew McCarthy RELATED: NASA developing a snake-like robot to slither over one of Saturn’s 83 moonsThe California native was inspired from a young age by journeys to craters on earth and stargazing through a telescope in the backyard with his father, McCarthy said.
Moments that shaped his life and a passion for learning that he says will never cease.His latest work encompasses a virtual look at lunar surface in great detail.
It's titled 'Giga-Moon' because the file dimensions are 1.3 gigapixels. It was made using 1.2 terabytes of data and uses some 280,000 individual high resolution photos of the moon to provide immense detail.A low-res version of the "Giga-Moon." Photo: Andrew McCarthy The image can be viewed virtually online, allowing users to zoom in online to view the moon in great detail.NASA's planned Artemis mission that will put the first woman and person of color on the moon is part of a master plan for humans to explore our solar system deeper.