Moon Age 15.0


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Date & Time: Sep 9 2014, 22:10 JST(+0900), mosaic of 12 flames
Optical: Kasai 20cm (7.9") Newtonian (NERO-200DX) (f=1200mmm, F6.0)
Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI EM-200 Equatorial
Camera: CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location: Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

Camera Settings: 30 flames/sec.×6sec., Exp....1/200sec
150 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6



This image shows a 15-aged moon just passed the full moon. The eastern round lunar sea of Crisium, MARE has started to cast a shadow; we can appreciate the detailed topography around the region.

 ¶ Geocentric distance: 360,200 km, Distance from observed location: 355,700 km




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