Milky Way and Red Moon

From the photographer: “The arc of the Milky Way unfolds over the Sicilian countryside. In theory, with a full moon, the sky should be too bright to show the galactic structure. Yet, in this image, the firmament shows itself in all its richness.

How is this possible? There are only two conditions that allow us to observe both the depth of the sky and the Moon simultaneously: when our satellite rises as a very thin crescent within the Milky Way, between January and February, or during a lunar eclipse. This photograph depicts the latter condition: the red Moon appears low in the centre of the scene, just above the clouds. Its size, compared to the arc of the Milky Way, reminds us how small our satellite actually is, even though our perception makes it seem much larger. Have you ever noticed this effect?”

Technical details:
Canon 6dmod, Canon 8-15mm, f/4, 25 sec x 44 + 13, 6 e 3.2 sec for the Moon