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Detail of the Crescent Moon at dusk, Niall MacNeill

Detail of the Crescent Moon at dusk

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Detail of the Crescent Moon at dusk, Niall MacNeill

Detail of the Crescent Moon at dusk

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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The evening crescent Moon close up. Naturally this is South up and crater Petavius is uppermost with its iconic rille. The significant crater in the lower part of the image is crater Langrenus with two central peaks. The large dark area is Mare Fecunditatus, the Sea of Fertility. This is a 4 panel mosaic. Each video capture was ~ 80 secs duration at 60 fps, exposure 1.5ms delivering ~ 4900 frames.

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Detail of the Crescent Moon at dusk, Niall MacNeill