Observation by Davide Pistritto: The Lunar Triad

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Observer

Davide Pistritto

Observed

2020 Nov 07 - 03:53

Uploaded

2020 Dec 05 - 10:28

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

Celestron C9,25
ASI 178MM
Astrodon G filter

Location

Bari, Italy

Target name

Moon

Title

The Lunar Triad

About this image

We haven't featured the moon in a while, and Davide has recently posted to his observer's page some excellent lunar images. I selected this one, of the region including craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel because of the incredible detail it shows.

Davide mentions that the image was taken close to astronomical dawn, when his equipment was completely wet, the plate misted but the Moon at its zenith. He had to dry everything with a cloth and demist the mirror with a 12v field hairdryer.

Even though the seeing was not of the best, he achieved amazing resolution. Within Ptolemy and Albategino some depressions are clearly visible. Furthermore, the plume in Alfonso and the rimae in it and the fault in Arzachel are present and clearly evident.

The Davy range is a shimmer of beauty and the walls of Herschel appear as if "terraced". Alpetragius has that central boulder that gives even more a peculiar touch to the scene.

Files associated with this observation

wk49_20_PtolemaeusAlphonsusArzachel_pistritto_071120.jpg (375.3 kB)

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Mike Harvey, Alan Thomas, Gerard Cauchi, Lars Lindhard, Hilary Forbes

Comments

Mike Harvey, 2021 Apr 21 - 18:37 UTC

Beautiful image loads good definition

Davide Pistritto

Hilary Forbes, 2023 Jan 18 - 06:30 UTC

Great detail and clarity in this image

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