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Object(s): Moon | ||
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Description: CCD Image of Moon showing Mare Tranquillitatis (The Sea of Tranquility) Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity) lies to the north, whilst Mare Vaporum (Sea of Vapours) lies to the north-east. The two bright craters between Serenitatis and Vaporum are Menelaus (diam 32 km) and Manilius (diam 36 km) |
Date/Time: 2001-10-03 23:09 UT [2001-10-03.96458] | |
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CCD Image: Enhanced 11.4 x 7.6 arc min , 2.27 arc sec/pixel (original 0.892 arc sec/pixel) #5042 File: Moon.00005042.gif (53 kb) Subject: Moon |
Exposure: 0.2 sec , 1x1 binning | |
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Equipment: SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200) operating at f/54 (F=2068mm) Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier Setup: 8" LX200 (stopped down to 1.5") > NGF-S > 1.1/4" nose > ST-7E |
Observer/Location: David Richards Backyard observatory [Kingcup] (suburban site, 45m amsl, mag 4 to 4.5 skies) Dorset, UK | |
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Processing: Rough reduction, unsharp mask, resize, sharpen Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5 |
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Page Links: Moon Moon Images (2001-10-03) |
| This Page : | Moon (Mare Tranquillitatis) http://www.richweb.f9.co.uk/astro/imagelib/Moon.00005042.htm |
| Page creation : | Generated from an Image Database by visual basic script |
| Page Owner : | David Richards |
| Last Updated : | 2006-Jan-20 |
| Home Page : | David's Astronomy Pages - http://www.richweb.f9.co.uk/astro |
