3 Days 0 Hours 16 Minutes Old Moon

Above image with labels.

Moon Information

Age of Moon: 3 days, 0 hours, 16 minutes
Moon phase: 9% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
A rare glimpse of Mare Humboldtianum as a result of favorable libration (L:6.183, B:6.615)
Moon Azm: 219° 27' 12" Alt: +10° 46' 42"
Moon was low over Portland, Oregon USA with a very cloudy sky

Photo Information

CAMERA: Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled to the eyepice
DATE: 2003.12.25 First image at 17:40 PST and last image at 17:44 PST
MOSAIC: 7 images (DSCN3692.JPG, DSCN3706.JPG, DSCN3708.JPG, DSCN3718.JPG, DSCN3720.JPG, DSCN3723.JPG and DSCN3726.JPG)
DSCN3692.JPG
CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/4sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : AUTO
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.12.25 17:40
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Telescope: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
Eyepiece: ScopeTronix, Inc. STWA18 Wide Angle 18mm Eyepiece/Adapter
Telescope Mount: Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive on Celestron vibration suppression pads

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