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Waxing Crescent Moon, 2022-03-06

Sunday evening's 4.29 day old moon. 19.4% illumination. Approximate distance from Earth 390,117km.

Mare Crisium, Sea of Crises, is fully illuminated. Formed during the Nectarian period (from -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years).

Mare Fecunditatis, Sea of Fruitfulness, is partially illuminated along the terminator line. This sea was formed during the Pre-Nectarian period (from -4.55 billions years to -3.92 billions years).

Image Equipment:

SharpStar 140PH Triplet 910mm focal length,

Mesu 200 MKII mount,

ZWOASI2600MM Pro camera

Red filter

Best 10% of 5,000 images stacked with AutoStakkert!, then processed with RegiStax and Photoshop.

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Uploaded on April 13, 2022