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
Imaging Equipment
- 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
Imaging Processing
- Adobe Potoshop Version CS, unsharp mask, curves, mosaic, color balance
- JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 8.10, add text, crop, convert to JPG
Use Test patterns to calibrate monitor brightness, contrast, height and width
© 1998-2003 David Haworth