A mosaic of the Moon from 49 frames. View in full size!

Smirnov Andrey

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Moon

May 18th, 2022

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A mosaic of the Moon from 49 frames. View in full size!

Resolution:: 6480x6720 px
File size:: 68759 KB

Photo description / processing

A composite image of the nearly full Moon. Assembled from 49 frames with approximately 30% overlap. During the capture of the video sequences, the seeing changed significantly, partly because the Moon descended from 27 to 19 degrees in altitude, and there was strong turbulence at the end. Therefore, the southern part is somewhat lower in quality compared to the northern part. Balcony astrophotography.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: TAL-250K
Camera: Basler acA1300-30gm
Mount: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Software: AviStack2, Adobe Photoshop

Location: Саров, Россия

Date taken: May 12th, 2022

Exposure

49 × 0.008″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · Astronomik ProPlanet 742+ · May 12th, 2022

Total exposure: 0 m

Comments

4ainik

Wow, 27 degrees. Is there even any point in shooting the Moon at such a low altitude for a panorama? The details will be lost anyway due to the extreme atmospheric turbulence.

May 18th, 2022

Smirnov AndreyReply to 4ainik

When shooting a panorama, in my opinion, high detail is not the top priority. What comes to the forefront here is the overall impression of the entire Moon, so it's perfectly acceptable not to push the focal length. And if you don't push the focal length, the impact of atmospheric turbulence is less pronounced, making it quite feasible to shoot even at such low elevation angles.
If you really want detail, then there's no need to shoot the entire Moon, especially close to the full moon.

May 19th, 2022