Pune Boy Creates Stunning Picture of Moon by Processing 50,000 Images Totalling 186GB The compositing technique is used to combine elements from different sources and creating the illusion that all elements are part of the same scene. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 17 May 2021 14:51 IST Photo Credit: Prathamesh Jaju/ Instagram The Moon image is 50 megapixels huge but has been downscaled for mobile viewing Highlights He used compositing to make one detailed image from 50,000 pictures His Instagram account has many beautiful pictures of the Moon A 16-year-old boy from Pune, Maharashtra, has created one of the most beautiful and detailed three-dimensional images of the Moon by compositing 50,000 images. Prathamesh Jaju, who describes himself as an amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, said the massive number of images (over 186GB data) he had to work with almost killed his laptop while processing. After all that he did, the image was almost 50 megapixels huge, which he has downscaled for mobile phone viewing. The compositing technique is often used in photography to combine images from various visual sources to create the illusion that all the elements are part of the same scene.