Moon - Mare, Mountains, Craters, and Landers

Notable features here include the Plato crater, Mare Imbrium, Montes Alpes, Montes Caucasus, Mare Crisium, Mare Serenitatis, and the approximate landing sites of the Apollo 15 and Apollo 17 lunar missions.

 

Taken May 30, 2015 from Magnusson Park in Seattle, WA.

 

Moon phase: 90% illuminated, waxing gibbous.

 

Telescope: TEC 180 @ f/14 (using AP BARADV)

Mount: AP 900

Camera: ZWO ASI120MM-S

 

Section of a larger mosaic. 59 panels captured in total, 500 frames per panel (29,500 frames captured in total). The mosaic was not completed due to a failure to capture certain parts of the moon, thus I don't have a complete moon shot. Best 5% of frames taken.

 

Analyzed and Stacked in AutoStakkert!2

 

Processed with Registax 6 and Photoshop CS5.

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