Observation by Steve Knight: Plato + Vallis Alpes

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Steve Knight

Observer

Steve Knight

Observed

2020 May 01 - 19:01

Uploaded

2020 May 02 - 23:55

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Skywatcher 300mm f5 Newtonian
ASI224MC Camera
Televue 2.5x Powermate
742nm filter
Watch House EQ platform

Exposure

1.9ms, gain 343, 4000 frames stacked

Location

Banbury

Target name

Plato + Vallis Alpes

Title

Plato + Vallis Alpes

About this image

Very pleased with this. Four tiny craters visible within Plato. They are about double the diameter of Meteor Crater in Arizona!

Files associated with this observation

00001_Mars_205955_f08321_pipp_g4_ap1291 registaxed faststoned.jpg (715.0 kB)

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