Moon Age 23.3

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Date & Time:	Sep 28 2013, 27:37 JST(+0900), mosaic of 8 flames
Optical:	Kasai 20cm (7.9") Newtonian (NERO-200DX) (f=1200mmm, F6.0)
	Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
Camera:	CELESTRON Skyris445C with IDAS IR-cut filter
Location:	Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings:	30 flames/sec.×6sec., Exp....1/100sec
	150 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6

This is 23.3-phased moon past the last quarter. You can see an isolated and vast crater of Copernicus, one of the best scenic spots in the moon, at the southern edge of the Imbrium, MARE spread at northern (lower in the image) part. And the Iridum, SINUS can be detected at the northern edge of the Imbrium, MARE.

¶ Geocentric distance: 403,600 km, Distance from observed location: 399,200 km

Moon Age 21.7 (The last quarter of Moon)

Moon Age 24.5

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