Moon Age 5.8


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Date & Time: Mar 4 2017, 19:04 JST(+0900), mosaic of 4 flames
Optical: TAKAHASHI 12.5cm (4.9") Fluorite refractor (f=1000mmm, F8.0)
Auto-guided with VIXEN ATLUX Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: 30 flames/sec.×6sec., Exp....1/60sec
150 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6



This image has captured a 5.8-aged moon waxing toward the first quarter of moon. The terminator positions near lunar seas of Serenitatis and Tranquillitatis, MARE in eastern region; it is suitable to observe the undulations in the seas.

 ¶ Geocentric distance: 369,500 km, Distance from observed location: 364,500 km




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