How to remove blue glow around the moon in photos

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BigLizardAstro avatar

Hello, my name is Adam. I'd like to know what to do to remove this blue glow around the moon. Please help.

https://app.astrobin.com/i/vl7kul

I took the photo with the Sky-Watcher BK 909 AZ3 90/900 telescope using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro phone. I took the photo 2 years ago so I don't remember what eyepiece I used but it was most likely 10mm

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Adam Pisarek · Jan 8, 2026 at 09:04 AM

Hello, my name is Adam. I'd like to know what to do to remove this blue glow around the moon. Please help.

https://app.astrobin.com/i/vl7kul

I took the photo with the Sky-Watcher BK 909 AZ3 90/900 telescope using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro phone. I took the photo 2 years ago so I don't remember what eyepiece I used but it was most likely 10mm

If you have GIMP, you can try using the G’MIC plugin (you will need to download and install it of course). It has a chromatic aberration filter that should reduce some of that blue glow. It will take some experimenting.

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bigCatAstro · Jan 8, 2026, 01:45 PM

Adam Pisarek · Jan 8, 2026 at 09:04 AM

Hello, my name is Adam. I'd like to know what to do to remove this blue glow around the moon. Please help.

https://app.astrobin.com/i/vl7kul

I took the photo with the Sky-Watcher BK 909 AZ3 90/900 telescope using the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro phone. I took the photo 2 years ago so I don't remember what eyepiece I used but it was most likely 10mm

If you have GIMP, you can try using the G’MIC plugin (you will need to download and install it of course). It has a chromatic aberration filter that should reduce some of that blue glow. It will take some experimenting.

ok I'll try and thank you very much for your help BigCatAstro

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Photoshop also has a fringe corrector in Camera Raw; aside from CR, there is Selective Color, and its also possible to isolate specific colors and desaturate them with  the standard Saturation process in PS
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