Moon - 4/3/23

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First cut at an image of the Moon from 4/3/23. This was taken with a iOptron RC6 scope riding on a iOptron HEM27 mount and a ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Image taken at 12:59 AM as a video with 421 total frames at a gain of 0 and exposure of 45ms with the best 20% stacked. Stacked and processed with AutoStakkert, Registax, Pixinsight, Windows, and Apple Edit.


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Scopes: Celestron Nexstar 8SE, Celestron C6N, WO Z61, WO GT71, iOptron RC6 .
Mounts: Celestron Nexstar, iOptron Sky Guider Pro, iOptron HEM27 w/iPolar
Cameras: Nikon D780, Nikon Zfc ,ZWO ASI224MC, ZWO ASI120MM-S, ZWO ASI294MC Pro, ZWO ASI485MC, ZWO ASI174MM, ASI662MC, ASI294MM, ASI2600MC Pro iPhone 14.
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A very good shot. Looking forward to more, not that I'm greedy.
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fine shot , thx .
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Hi Ed. A superb lunar image using your iOptron RC6 telescope scope and ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Excellent contrast, ejecta rays, and lots of surface feature details, especially along the terminator. Thanks for sharing this capture with us on here Ed and the best of wishes for many clear skies.
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Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
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