Here is the Moon just one night after full, with 98% of its face illuminated. Roll your mouse over the image to see the names of lava-filled maria and craters seen here.
| Exposure |
• 168 of 200 1.3-millisecond "movie" frames captured with FireCapture @ -6°C ambient temperature |
| Processing |
• Analysis, frame selection, alignment, stacking in AutoStakkert2 • Wavelet sharpening in Registax • Noise reduction and detail recovery in Topaz DeNoise AI • Final tweaking in Photoshop CS6 |
| Date and Location |
• January 29, 2021 • Louisa County, Virginia, USA |
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Equipment |
• TMB-130SS APO refractor @ f/7 on an A-P 1200 mount • ZWO ASI-1600MC Pro color camera |
Updated May 23, 2023