We shouldn't forget the carbon-based life forms here on earth who produce incredible images of the cosmos. Here is a 15-tile mosaic of the moon, shot by an amateur astronomer who frequents a photography forum I haunt...

The Moon

And here is his web site with many more photos...

Noel Carboni

He's really quite accomplished at this sort of thing.

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