Moon - Top of Mare Frigoris, Crater W Bond, Barrow and Scoresby with Goldschmidt

[The Thing]

First go at Planetary style imaging with this camera.

Image date, time and location:   2018-04-18, 23:00:00 Manche, France
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:   LX90 8", 2x ED Barlow, ADC
Camera and filters used:   ZWO ASI294MC Pro Gain=368(off) Exposure=7.5ms -10c No Filters
Processing applied:   SharpCap Pro, Autostakkert!3, Registax.
Filesize:   285 KiB
Dimensions:   2603 x 2659 pixels (1.5x drizzle)

Context Map Below. Capture details below.






FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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Observer=Duncan Evenden
Location=France
Scope=LX90 8" UHTC
Camera=ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Filter=RGB
Profile=Moon
Filename=Moon_230000_ZWO ASI294MC Pro_Gain=368(off)_Exposure=7.5ms_16.ser
Date=230418
Start=225804.126
Mid=230000.236
End=230156.346
Start(UT)=205804.126
Mid(UT)=210000.236
End(UT)=210156.346
Duration=232.220s
Date_format=ddMMyy
Time_format=HHmmss
LT=UT +1h
Frames captured=10000
File type=SER
Binning=no
ROI=1024x1024
ROI(Offset)=1560x904
FPS (avg.)=43
Shutter=7.500ms
Gain=373 (65%)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
FPS=100 (off)
USBTraffic=100 (off)
AutoHisto=75
WBlue=90 (off)
AutoExposure=off
HighSpeed=off
Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=8 (off)
TargetTemp=-10
AutoGain=off
WRed=50 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=163
Histogramm=63%
Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a
Limit=10000 Frames
Sensor temperature=-10.0°C
Seeing=3/5

[Mac]

Nice image,

but you forgot to add your shoe size in the data, 

Mac.

[Hugh]

We don't get enough pics of the Moon ~ so thanks for this.  A real 3D feel to it as well!

Hugh

[JohnP]

Nice Dunc.. Very high res did you calculate the pixels per meter or whatever...

[MarkS]

Very nice!  Definitely quite a few craters there ...

Mark

[ApophisAstros]

Never seen such a close shot of the Moon before, nice one Duncan,
Roger

[Carole]

Very versatile camera, well done.

Carole