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 Where two major seas meet, Mare Serenitatis
            and Mare Imbrium - We find two huge mountain chains, amongst
            the most spectacular on the lunar surface. The large chain of
            mountains just above center here is Montes Apennius, and the
            lower section to the lower left is Montes Caucasus, with Montes
            Alpes at the bottom of the frame. Just below center is the huge
            walled plain Archimedes, some 50 miles across, and over a mile
            deep.

            
The two giant craters
            in the lower left of the frame are Aristoteles on the bottom,
            a magnificent terraced crater, and above it Euduxus with somewhat
            better preservation.

            
Processing: 250/1000
            best frames, MAP 45 alignment in Registax, Regulated Van Cittert
            Deconvolution in PixInsight Pro, Levels and Contrast Masking
            In Photoshop CS3, Focus Magic Plugin.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 prime
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:  35F
Processing:  Registax, PixInsight Pro, Photoshop CS3, Focus Magic Plugin