High-Resolution Images of Our Moon

Some High-Resolution Images of Our Moon

Click on images below for higher-resolution views

All lunar information and links below are courtesy of Wikipedia

Starting at top and rotating around the field of view clockwise, the large crater at top of field is Plato. The large sharply defined valley to the right of Plato is Vallis Alpes. The larger crater to the right is Aristoteles. Directly below is the crater Eudoxus. Moving to the lower left, the large crater is Archimedes. To the lower left is the very deep crater Eratothenes. The large mountain area running from Eratothenes toward the upper right is the Montes Apenninus Range. Click on main image to see HD full resolution image of same region:

Along the terminator at top of frame is the Deslandres Crater region. Below that toward the bottom of frame are the Maginus and Clavius Crater regions. Click on main image to see HD full resolution image of same region:

Imaging Equipment Details:

Telescope: Celestron C8 EdgeHD SCT w/Celestron Edge 0.7x Field Flattener/Focal Reducer at focal length of 1400mm (f/7)
Camera: ASI 071MC Pro Color video camera shooting in 16- bit mode.
Mount: Celestron NexStar EVO Alt-Azm Computerized Go-To Mount
Image Scale: 0.70 arc-seconds/pixel
Camera Filter: Lumicon IR/UV Cutoff Filter
Exposure Method: .ser video file recording to laptop pc
Software: FireCapture imaging software for image capture. Frame-Stacking with Auto-Stakkert-3. Post-processing with Adobe Photoshop CS6 using Levels, Contrast, Smart Sharpen, Color Balancing and Unsharp Mask.
Imaging Site Location: Little Rock, AR. Site Elevation: 350 feet above sea level.
Date: May 31st, 2020. 2245 local time (CST).

** LEGAL: All pictures on this page are copyrighted to their owner, Wade Van Arsdale. If you redistribute any of these images as digital or printed reproductions you are required to give written credit to the copyright owner.

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