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Eastern Edges of the Mare Orientale Impact Basin. 2021-02-27 01.53 UT - With Annotations

A six pane mosaic of the lunar western limb captured on 27th February 2021 between 01:45 UT & 01:59 UT.

 

A favourable libration, revealing the eastern perimeters of the Mare Orientale impact basin.

 

Best viewed in expanded mode.

 

Aberkenfig, South Wales

Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W

 

Skywatcher 254mm Newtonian, Tal 2x Barlow,

ZWO ASI 385MC.

 

4000 frames captured on each pane using Firecapture.

 

Approx. 1400 to 1600 frames processed with Registax 6 on each pane.

 

Final image stitched with Microsoft ICE. Slight adjustment to levels & annotations added using G.I.M.P.

 

Lunar west is uppermost.

 

Generally quite good seeing.

 

 

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Uploaded on March 7, 2021