Apennines
Photo description / processing
A large chain of lunar mountains stretches along the southeastern border of the Sea of Rains. The mountain range extends for 600 km, with a maximum height reaching 5,400 m. In the northeastern part of the chain, the Apollo 15 mission module landed in 1971. To the west of the mountains lies the crater Eratosthenes, with a diameter of 58.8 km and a depth of 3,430 m. North of the Apennines are the Montes Archimedes, stretching 150 km with a maximum height of 2,000 m.
Start time of imaging: 20:28
Original video length: 2 min 34 sec
Resolution: 1920x1080
Frames per second: 50
Exposure: 20ms
Gain: 250
Bin: 1
Format: RAW16
30% of all frames were stacked (total frames: 7588)
Technical information
- Telescope/Lens
- Sky-Watcher Skymax 102/1300
- Camera
- Zwo ASI662MC
- Mount
- Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi, QZSD Q999 Tripod
- Accessories
- SVBONY UV/IR-Cut Filter 1.25-inch, SVBONY SV137 Barlow 2x
- Software
- ASIStudio, AutoStakkert! 3, RegiStax 6, Adobe Photoshop 2020
- Location
- Катайск, Россия
- Date taken
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