Moon Age 9.8


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Date & Time: Mar 16 2019, 20:26 JST(+0900), mosaic of 8 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....1/120sec
150 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6



Around this aged moon is often called as the Lemon Moon from its shape. The terminator is positioned a bit western region from center; we can observe some large craters of Tycho and Clavius in southern (upper part of the image) region, and Copernicus in central region.

 ¶ Geocentric distance: 367,900 km, Distance from observed location: 361,900 km




Moon Age 8.6

Moon Age 10.8


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