The Moon
Our nearest celestial neighbour is close and big enough to enable us to make out incredible lunar surface details even with a small telescope. Below is a small selection of images taken with very modest equipment.
The Moon about 4.5 days after a new phase
Exposure: stack of 7 frames of 4.8ms each; gain 202
Equipment: 150mm f/5 Newtonian; ZWO ASI385MC astro-camera at prime focus
Date: 25-Jun-2020 17:51 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Moon about 13.5 days after a new phase
Exposure: stack of 45 frames of 1.6ms each; gain 108
Equipment: Sigma 300mm f/4 APO lens (75mm obj.) attached to a ZWO ASI385MC astro-camera;
Date: 29-Sept-2020 17:40 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
Notice the effect of libration when comparing this image with the one above it.
The Moon, about 6 days after a new phase
This is a mosaic of 3 frames (3 individual images) taken at the same exposure and gain settings.
Exposure: 2.9 ms; gain 132 Equipment: Celestron 203mm f/5 Newtonian, ZWO ASI385MC, prime focus
Date: 19-Jan-2021 16:58 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Moon at First Quarter
Exposure: 1/500 sec, ISO-400 Equipment: Celestron 203mm f/5 Newtonian; Canon EOS 400D
Date: 27-Oct-2017 16:31 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Waxing Crescent Moon about 3 days after a new phase
Equipment: 150mm f/5 Newtonian; ZWO ASI385MC astro-camera at prime focus
Date: 25-May-2020 Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Full Moon
Exposure: 1/640 sec, ISO-400 Equipment: Celestron 203mm f/5 Newtonian; Canon EOS 400D
Date: 17-Jan-2022 17:01 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Moon, Mare Nectaris region and crater Theophilus with its central peak
Inverted image (south is roughly at top)
Exposure: stack of 5 frames of 3.4 ms each; gain 272 Equipment: Celestron 203mm f/5 Newtonian, Celestron 3x barlow lens, ZWO ASI385MC
Date: 19-Jan-2021 17:14 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
The Moon, Mare Crisium and Palus Somni region
The bright crater between Mare Crisium and Palus Somni is Proclus. It has a diameter of 26 km and is very deep (c. 5.5 km). It’s named after the Athenian philosopher and mathematician Proclus Diadochus (410-485 AD).
Inverted image (south is roughly at top)
Exposure: stack of 11 frames of 3.4 ms each; gain 272 Equipment: Celestron 203mm f/5 Newtonian, Celestron 3x barlow lens, ZWO ASI385MC
Date: 19-Jan-2021 17:04 UTC Location: Santa Venera. © Mario Aloisio
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