Diurnal libration effect.

 Posted: Sep 26th, 2026
Technical Info
Telescope/Lens: Celestron C14" EDGE HD
Camera: ZWO ASI 174MM
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Resolution: 1400x823 px
Scale: 23903 KB

The animation was made by morphing in Photoshop from two frames (videos) taken with an interval of ~2 hours.

The diurnal libration effect is caused by the displacement of the observer's point due to the Earth's rotation.

Here it apparently happened to align in phase with the regular libration, so it is quite strong.

PS. The Gif may load slowly..

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