Lunar surface just after full moon on 4 April 2023

The image shows a portion of the Moon including the Schiller and Schickard craters, Mare Humorum and parts of Mare Cognitum and Mare Nubium.

 

Stacked from a 30 second video on a ZWO ASIAIR Plus.

 

Equipment Used

 

Telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 81 APO

Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro

 

Controller: ZWO ASIAIR Plus

Main Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro at gain 101, temperature -10C

Filter: ZWO IR cut-off (Infrared block) filter

Focal reducer: William Optics 0.8x 2.00"

Focuser: ZWO EAF

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini guidecam

Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm

 

Stacked from:

30 second video at 480

 

Bortle 4 sky.

Converted to TIFF in AstroPixelProcessor and adjusted in Photoshop CS4.

 

 

 

Done