Observation by Chris Hooker: Mare Smythii

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2017 Jul 02 - 18:00

Uploaded

2017 Jul 03 - 21:02

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Orion Optics 25 cm F/6.3 Newtonian
x2 Barlow
ZWO ASI120MM-S camera
Baader 610nm red filter

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Moon

Title

Mare Smythii

About this image

Mare Smythii lies in the eastern libration zone, but on this occasion the entire mare, and the far rim, was visible thanks to a favourable libration. The seeing was excellent, Ant II, occasionally III. 300 out of 3000 frames stacked in Autostakkert!2, wavelet processing in Registax.

Files associated with this observation

Smythii 2 Jul 17 1b.jpg (274.9 kB)

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