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Apennines

Category:Moon
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Apennines
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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
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