The Moon -2022-06-10 01:58 UTC - Montes Apenninus and Montes Caucasus
Montes Apenninus and Caucasus are the mountain ranges that bow downward across the image center, separating Mare Imbrium (upper half) from Mare Serenitatis (lower half). At the right of center, Crater Eratosthenes anchors the beginning of the Apenninus range, which occupies the first two thirds of the bow. After a brief interruption where Imbrium and Serenitatis connect, Caucasus continues. The trio of prominent craters near image center, from largest to smallest, are Archimedes, Aristillus, and Autolycus. And finally, Vallis Alpes and the southern end of Montes Alpes can be seen in the upper right corner. (Rükl 12, 13, 22 and 23)
ZWO ASI178MC
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)
Losmandy G11
2000 frames captured in Firecapture at 4.25ms at 144 gain and 55% histogram
Best 75% stacked in Autostakkert!
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finishing in Photoshop - colors are slightly saturated.
The Moon -2022-06-10 01:58 UTC - Montes Apenninus and Montes Caucasus
Montes Apenninus and Caucasus are the mountain ranges that bow downward across the image center, separating Mare Imbrium (upper half) from Mare Serenitatis (lower half). At the right of center, Crater Eratosthenes anchors the beginning of the Apenninus range, which occupies the first two thirds of the bow. After a brief interruption where Imbrium and Serenitatis connect, Caucasus continues. The trio of prominent craters near image center, from largest to smallest, are Archimedes, Aristillus, and Autolycus. And finally, Vallis Alpes and the southern end of Montes Alpes can be seen in the upper right corner. (Rükl 12, 13, 22 and 23)
ZWO ASI178MC
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)
Losmandy G11
2000 frames captured in Firecapture at 4.25ms at 144 gain and 55% histogram
Best 75% stacked in Autostakkert!
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finishing in Photoshop - colors are slightly saturated.