Moon Age 20.5

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Date & Time:	Jan 15 2020, 25:11 JST(+0900), mosaic of 6 flames
Optical:	BORG 60ED with Televue PowerMate2.5× (f=875mm, F14.6)
	Auto-guided with EYEBELL CD-1 portable Equatorial
Camera:	CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location:	Hitachi city, Ibaraki pref.

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

This image shows you a 20.5-phased moon progressing from the full to the last quarter moon. The terminator positions near a mountain range of Apenninus, MONTES; we can appreciate a splendid evening view of a lunar large mountain. Uncountable craters in southern region are also best time to observe, it is interesting to compare the topographical difference between northern and southern hemispheres.

¶ Geocentric distance: 367,600 km, Distance from observed location: 363,700 km

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