Observation by Peter Tickner: Piccolomini crater and Rupes Altai

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2026 Oct 30 - 01:36

Uploaded

2026 Oct 30 - 23:21

Objects

The Moon

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 05^h54^m
Dec: +07°21'
Position angle: -0°22'

Field size

0°09' × 0°06'

Equipment

Player One Uranus-M
Sunobserver eADC
Siebert 1.3x Ultra Barlow
Orion Optics 450 mm f/15 Dall-Kirkham
Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount
Optalong 685 nm long pass filter

Location

urban Berkshire

Target name

Piccolomini and Rupes Altai

Title

Piccolomini crater and Rupes Altai

About this image

This was the consolation prize for arriving home too late to have a sensible go at Saturn with mist already building and the target already well past my meridian. As I had imaging kit on ready for Saturn I thought why not have a close look at part of the Moon. Just after I took this image everything disappeared into the fog and mist and that was that.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

c2026-10-30-0136_4-Moon_685 Optalong_lapl6_ap637.png (3.6 MB)

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