Photographer Andrew McCarthy spent two hours capturing photos of the Moon from his Arizona garden.

The Gigamoon is an interactive image created from 280,000 individual photos of the Moon's surface.

Viewers can now explore the lunar surface up close and personal, including the Apollo landing sites and rarely seen craters like Plato.

The quality of the image is consistent across the entire surface, making it a unique and impressive accomplishment.

McCarthy attempted the project numerous times before finally achieving the final result.

The image was captured using two telescopes - a 12" Newtonian telescope and an 11" SCT.

The final image is 1.3 gigapixels and offers the clearest view of the Moon to date.

The Waxing Gibbous phase of the Moon was ideal for capturing the image, allowing for optimal shooting conditions.

The photograph emerged just days after a rare lunar eclipse, which cast Earth's outer shadow on the Moon.

McCarthy is thrilled with the final result, stating that zooming into the image is a surreal experience.

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