Copernicus crater, 10.1 day old moon
One of the more prominent impact craters on the Moon, Copernicus is a younger feature. It is estimated to be from an impact about one billion years ago. The crater is 93 km in diameter and reaches depths of 3.7 km. The Sun is shining on it low in the east during this imaging session.
Taken during my Astronomy Lab on 2021-09-16
ZWO ASI120MM camera with a red Optolong filter on a Celestron Edge HD 925
Best 250 of 600 frames; stacked in AutoStakkert
Processing in PixInsight and Photoshop
Copernicus crater, 10.1 day old moon
One of the more prominent impact craters on the Moon, Copernicus is a younger feature. It is estimated to be from an impact about one billion years ago. The crater is 93 km in diameter and reaches depths of 3.7 km. The Sun is shining on it low in the east during this imaging session.
Taken during my Astronomy Lab on 2021-09-16
ZWO ASI120MM camera with a red Optolong filter on a Celestron Edge HD 925
Best 250 of 600 frames; stacked in AutoStakkert
Processing in PixInsight and Photoshop