Lunar Hi-Res Imaging
Celestron EdgeHD 14", ZWO 1600mm, 3910mm
Full Sensor Capture
Best 500 of 2000 frames stacked in AutoStakkert! 3, ImPPG, Photoshop
The standout crater at the center is Tycho which is approximately 54 miles in diameter. Tycho is one of only a handful of craters that really stands out during a full moon. Part of that is because of the ejecta rays that spread out in all directions from the crater impact. The rays or ejected material spread out over 1000 miles on the surface of the moon and are still easily visible because Tycho is a relatively young crater, estimated to be only 100 million years old.
In the upper darker Mare region of this image you can also make out Rupes Recta, also known as the Straight Wall. It is a cliff that is approximately 69 miles long and when the sunlight hits it on an evening like this night it appears as a giant dark scratch on the surface of the moon.
This is probably my favorite region of the moon to image. Looking through my catalog of Lunar images, that is a fact.
On the left, just coming out of the terminator, the large "C" shaped partial crater is Sinus Iridum. It is approximately 240 miles in diameter.
making your way to the right in the Mare is the little straight line of mountains called Montes Recti. It is 12 miles wide and 56 miles long.
Making your way a bit further to the right in the image is what I consider to be the mot peculiar crater on the moon. Plato, the large, dark crater surrounded by rough, hilly mountains, is approximately 63 miles in diameter. It stands out from the other craters of its size because it doesn't contain an obvious central peak. In fact, in my resolution, it appears to be completely bare in the middle though higher-resolution images do show several smaller craters pockmarking the inside.
Clavius, a larger crater approximately 140 miles in diameter is known for being home to several large craters in its basin and along its rim. Crater Rutherfurd along the upper rim in this orientation is 34 miles in diameter and crater Porter along the lower rim is 32 miles in diameter.
During this phase of the moon, Calvius is a real prominent feature on the moon.
TeleVue PowerMate, 9775mm
2000x2000 ROI
Best 500 of 2000 frames stacked in AutoStakkert! 3, ImPPG, Photoshop
In this close-up image, you can see Rupes Recta, also known as the Straight Wall. It is a cliff that is approximately 69 miles long and when the sunlight hits it on an evening like this night it appears as a giant dark scratch on the surface of the moon.
