Copernicus Crater
Photo description / processing
An impact crater about 93 km in diameter and roughly 3.8 km deep. Its age is approximately 800 million years, making it relatively young by lunar standards and explaining its well-preserved state. The crater is named after the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus and is located in the eastern part of the Ocean of Storms, west of the Apennine mountain range.
Start time of imaging - 20:51
Original video length - 2 min 20 sec
Resolution - 1920x1080
Frames per second - 50
Exposure - 20ms
Gain - 290
Bin 1
Format - RAW16
30% of all frames stacked (total frames 6971)
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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