Observation by Chris Hooker: Craters in Mare Imbrium

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2017 Jul 02 - 18:07

Uploaded

2017 Jul 03 - 21:07

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

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

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Archimedes, Autolycus and Aristillus

Title

Craters in Mare Imbrium

About this image

A favourite crater grouping imaged under excellent conditions and good lighting on the mare. The rough ejecta around Aristillus, and its central peak complex, show a lot of detail. 300 out of 3000 frames stacked in Autostakkert!2, wavelet processing in Registax.

Files associated with this observation

Archimedes 2 Jul 17 1b.jpg (261.7 kB)

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