Moon Aristarchus Crater and Vallis Schroteri, Schroteri Valley

Moon Aristarchus Crater and Vallis Schroteri, Schroteri Valley

Aristarchus Crater and Vallis Schroteri, Schroteri Valley

Above image with labels.

Moon Information

Age of Moon: 13 days, 7 hours, 4 minutes
Moon phase: 97% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
For detailed information on this area check: The Aristarchus Plateau, by Charles A. Wood, Sky & Telescope January 2004, page 124

Photo Information

CAMERA: Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO web camera
DATE: 2003.12.06 20:53 PST
SHUTTER: 1/250sec
GAIN: 4/53
FPS: 10
IMAGES: 300 taken, 120 stacked
WHITEBAL: Outdoor
AVI File: 031206moon250g4r0b0n55.avi
FILTER: Sirius Optics Near Infrared blocking filter

Imaging Equipment

Telescope: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
Camera: Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO web camera
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

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