The Moon At First Quarter with the
Orion 10" f/3.9 Newtonian Astrograph
November 26, 2017
Uploaded 12/1/17
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Two part panorama of full disk this night.
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Look for the sunken pits in the
rille inside the Alpine Valley
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Shadowed crater rim
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Straight wall with long shadow. Note
that the wall gets taller as you go down.
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Look at the mountain at the very top
on the south limb. Thats Malapert.
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25/1200 best frames, alignment in Autostakkert, USM, Levels and
Contrast Masking In Photoshop CS2 and Image J. |
Instrument: Orion (GSO) 10" f/3.9 with 5x Powermate
Platform: Astrophysics AP1200
CCD Camera: Image Source DMK 51
Filter: Orion IR Pass
Exposure: 1/30 sec 12fps
Location: Payson, Arizona
Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing 2.5/5, Transparency 7/10
Outside Temperature: 65F
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