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5 day 1 hour Lunar Phase 2022-03-07 18.52 UT

A waxing crescent moon captured after the early spring sunset.

 

Aberkenfig, South Wales

Lat 51.542 N Long 3.593 W

 

25 single shot images 1/250s @ ISO 200 obtained with a 254mm Skywatcher Newtonian & Nikon D780 at prime focus.

 

Images converted to TIFF format then stacked with AutoStakkert! 3.1.4.

 

Wavelets processed with Registax 6.

Final levels & curves processed with G.I.M.P. & Adobe Lightroom

 

Best viewed in intermediate expanded mode.

 

EXIF Note: Error in date & time. I did not enter the correct day or time when I reconfigured some of the settings. I always keep a manual note of my observations to cross reference the digital dates. I only had the camera for a few days around this time. Have a look at my Orion Nebula dated 2022-03-06, that was the first time I tried it out on the night sky with my 254mm Newtonian.

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Uploaded on February 21, 2023
Taken on March 7, 2022