23 Days 1 Hours 13 Minutes Old Moon
Above image with labels.
Moon Information
- Age of Moon: 23 days, 1 hours, 13 minutes
- Moon phase: 40% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
- A rare glimpse of Mare Orientale as a result of favorable libration (L:-6.579, B:-4.634)
Photo Information
- CAMERA: Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO web camera
- DATE: 2003.12.17 6:51 PST
- SHUTTER: 1/100sec
- GAIN: 20/53
- FPS: 10
- MOSAIC: 11 images
- IMAGES: 300 taken, 165 stacked
- WHITEBAL: Outdoor
- AVI File: 031216moon100g20r0b0n16.avi
- FILTER: Sirius Optics Near Infrared blocking filter
Imaging Equipment
- Telescope: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope,
f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
- Telescope Mount: Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive on
Celestron vibration suppression pads
Imaging Processing
- Cor Berrevoets Registax Version 2.1.14.0 beta, align, select, stack and process multiple images
- Adobe Potoshop Version CS, unsharp mask, curves, 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
