Crater Petavius!

Posted: Apr 27th, 2023

Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher BKP2001

Camera: ZWO ASI462MM

Mount: HEQ5 Pro

Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Apr 25th, 2023

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Crater Petavius!

Date of capture: 25.04.23
Time: UT +3; 18:06-18:07
Location: St. Petersburg, 10th-floor balcony

Characteristics:
Apparent diameter: 30'09.34"
Magnitude: -9.25
Moon altitude above horizon: 41°
Azimuth: 251°
Illuminated: 30% of the Moon's visible surface
Distance from Earth to Moon: 0.002647 AU (396,015.352 km)
Elongation: 66° 16' 45.5"

Equipment:
Telescope: SW 200/1000 & HEQ5 Pro
Camera: ZWO ASI462MM
Filters: PlayerOne IR685 Pass
Barlow lens: Svbony 3x

(IR): Video: 1 minute, 10,000 frames - stacked 500 frames

Software: FireCapture (Gain - 100 (16%), Exposure: IR - 5.000ms FPS: IR - 136, Histogram: 38%) / AutoStakkert3 / AstraImage 3.0 / Photoshop CC 2019

Resolution: 1512x1008 px

Scale: 2200 KB