South is up in this image, more info below.

 

            
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 Here at the base of the Apenninus, the
            southern end of Mare Imbrium reveals half lava buried craters,
            isolated mountain ranges, and several large lava filled impact
            features. I've tried here to reveal both an aesthetic composition
            of structures, and important features all in one view. 

            
Processing: 250/1000
            best frames, MAP 50 alignment in Registax, Regulated Van Cittert
            Deconvolution in PixInsight Pro, Levels and Contrast Masking
            In Photoshop CS3, Focus Magic Plug in.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 with 1.8x Barlow
Platform:  Astrophysics AP1200
CCD Camera:  Image Source DMK 31AU03.AS
Filter:  Hoya R72
Exposure:  1/108 sec  15fps
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing Average, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  31F
Processing:  Registax, PixInsight Pro, Photoshop CS3, Focus Magic Plugin