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The Moon - 2022-08-19 08:00 UTC - Rupes Recta

Rupes Recta, the "Straight Wall", is the vertical bright line bisecting the eastern Mare Nubium. It is a fault line that is 110 km long, 250 meters high, and 2.5 km wide with a 7-degree slope. The prominent crater at the top left corner is Arzachel and at the lower corner is Purbach. (A. Ruki 54, 55)

 

ZWO ASI178MC/2.5x PM

Meade LX850 (12" f/8)

Losmandy G11

 

4000 frames captured in Firecapture

Best 600 frames stacked in Autostakkert

Wavlet sharpening in Registax

Finishing in Photoshop

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Uploaded on August 21, 2022