Image Links | |
Published image | Full resolution |
Target Information | |
Main Target Designation(s) | Moon |
Exposures | |
One-shot color | 3x1/1000" (ISO200) |
Date(s) of acquisition | 07Feb2015 |
Location | Whiteside, MO |
Equipment | |
Imager | Olympus E-P5 |
Telescope/Lens | Orion 8" f/3.9 Astrograph |
Mount | Celestron CGEM |
Accessories | |
Coma Corrector | Baader MPCC Mark III |
Collimator | Orion LaserMate |
Focusing | Bahtinov mask |
Software | |
Acquisition | Manual (remote shutter) |
Guiding | None |
Processing | Registax 6, PixInsight 1.8 |
Say hello to ol' reliable, our regular visitor, the Moon! Â In this shot in waning gibbous light, we get just a touch of the rust and blue colored highlights on the surface of the moon alongside nice broad areas of the "lunar maria" (moon seas). Â The maria, which present themselves in darker colors than the rest of the lunar surface, are evidence of past volcanic activity.
This composition is sourced by only a few quick exposures, combined together to maximize surface detail.  Surely a much larger set of exposures will bring out considerable clarity, but we'll leave that for a different day!