| Image Links | |
| Published image | Full resolution |
| Target Information | |
| Main Target Designation(s) | Moon |
| Exposures | |
| One-shot color | 10x1/800" (ISO200) |
| Date(s) of acquisition | 22Apr2015 |
| 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 |
Here we get a nice look at a 4-day-old (past the new phase) crescent moon. Â As compared to a fuller-light image as is seen in gibbous and full moon phases, the crescent moon really highlights the crater features of the moon due to the illumination by the sun's off-axis light.
As an improvement over my last lunar photo, I've added a few more frames to the stacking process here to bring out some sharper crater details.  10 still isn't enough, but is undoubtedly (and proven here to be) in the right direction.  Next time the photo schedule and weather cooperate for a lunar setup, I'll extend this even further.
