diff --git a/moon_composite.py b/moon_composite.py
index 357a71f..0c0631f 100755
--- a/moon_composite.py
+++ b/moon_composite.py
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ def composite_full_moon(
     target_size = int(round(output_size[1] * moon_height_pct))
     target_size += target_size % 2  # even
     ref_resized = ref.resize((target_size, target_size), LANCZOS)
+    ref_resized = ref_resized.filter(
+        ImageFilter.UnsharpMask(radius=2, percent=160, threshold=2)
+    )
 
     # ── Phase shadow (skip when essentially full) ──
     illum = moon_phase.illumination(when_utc)
@@ -260,9 +263,6 @@ def composite_full_moon(
 
     # ── Parallactic-angle rotation ──
     par = moon_phase.parallactic_angle(when_utc)
-    # PIL rotates counter-clockwise for positive angles; we want celestial
-    # north to end up "up" in the camera image.  Negate so the rotation
-    # direction matches image-space y-down convention.
     ref_rot = ref_resized.rotate(-par, resample=BICUBIC, expand=False)
 
     # ── Composite with feathered circular mask ──
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ def render_phase_closeup(
     target = int(round(output_size[1] * moon_height_pct))
     target += target % 2
     moon_resized = moon.resize((target, target), LANCZOS)
+    moon_resized = moon_resized.filter(
+        ImageFilter.UnsharpMask(radius=2, percent=160, threshold=2)
+    )
 
     # Rotate by parallactic angle so "up" on the moon matches east's sky
     if when_utc is not None: