Moon Age 24.5

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Date & Time:	Oct 18 2014, 28:19 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....1/30sec
	150 flames stacked each & Wavelet process with Registax6

I took a shot of dawn moon with age of 24.5 floating in southeast skies of early morning. This phased moon is mainly occupied with plain area of Imbrium, MARE and Procellarum, Ocean. This feature makes the moon seeming comparatively dark compared with that with the opposite phase.

¶ Geocentric distance: 404,700 km, Distance from observed location: 401,000 km

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