Observation by Dawson: Sinus Iridum and Pythagoras

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Dawson

Observer

Dawson

Observed

2025 Dec 13 - 06:48

Uploaded

2025 Dec 16 - 09:34

Objects

The Moon

Equipment
  • Celestron C14
  • 0.63x reducer
  • ASI ZWO 2600MM
Location

Nottingham

Target name

Moon

Title

Sinus Iridum and Pythagoras

About this image

At the end of a long night trying to image meteors impacting into the uniluminated side of the Moon, I grabbed some images of the illuminated side of the Moon. It's not a phase I often observe as I'm usually in bed! Best 60% stacked in AutoStakert! and sharpened in WaveSharp; levels and curves adjusted in FastStone Image Viewer. 

 

[ZWO ASI2600MM Pro]

CameraSerialNumber=3B16501321020900

FrameType=Light

Pan=384

Tilt=940

Output Format=SER file (*.ser)(Auto)

Binning=2

Capture Area=1280x1024

Colour Space=MONO16

Exposure/Gain Shift=0

Hardware Binning=On

High Speed Mode=On

Turbo USB=100

Flip=None

Frame Rate Limit=Maximum

Gain=126

Exposure=7.0950ms

Timestamp Frames=On

Brightness=1

Window Heater Power=On

Fan Speed=255

Cooler Power=42

Temperature=-10

Target Temperature=-10

Cooler=On

Auto Exp Max Gain=337

Auto Exp Max Exp MS=30000

Auto Exp Target Brightness=100

Power Led Bright=147

Usb Hub Reset=On

CA Reduction/Synthetic Blue=Off

Mask over exposed pixels=Off

Flip (after dark/flat)=None

Trail Width=3

Minimum Trail Length=100

Trail Detection Sensitivity=9

Remove Satellite Trails=Off

Background Subtraction=Off

Planet/Disk Stabilization=Off

Banding Threshold=10

Banding Suppression=0

Apply Flat=None

Dark Scaling (Experimental)=Off

Hot Pixel Sensitivity=5

Subtract Dark=None

DisplayStretchEnable=1

NegativeDisplay=0

Display Black Point=0

Display MidTone Point=0.5722543352601159

Display White Point=1

Notes=

TimeStamp=2025-12-13T06:48:32.6258027Z

SharpCapVersion=4.1.13800.0

StartCapture=2025-12-13T06:48:32.6231669Z

MidCapture=2025-12-13T06:48:51.5961841Z

EndCapture=2025-12-13T06:49:10.5692014Z

JDStartCapture=2461022.783711

JDMidCapture=2461022.783931

JDEndCapture=2461022.784150

Duration=37.946s

FrameCount=5000

ActualFrameRate=131.7661fps

TimeZone=+0.00

 

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