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The Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), 20 Apr 2013, David Dearden

The Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), 20 Apr 2013

The Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), 20 Apr 2013, David Dearden

The Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), 20 Apr 2013

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Description

The phase was a bit advanced for showing the Straight Wall very well, but I decided to try it anyway. The stacking process left the wall a little less straight than it probably should be, but the surrounding craters came out looking OK.

Date: 20 Apr 2013

Subject: Straight Wall (Rupes Recta)

Scope: AT8IN + Meade 3x Barlow

Filter: Baader Planetarium Fringe Killer (UV-IR cut)

Mount: CG-5 (Synta motors)

Guiding: manual

Camera: Modified Logitech c270 HD

Acquisition: BTV+Webcam Settings

Exposure: 120 s, ~10 fps

Stacking: PIPP (Wine); Registax 6 (VMWare), best 80 frames of about 1200

Processing: Wavelets in Registax 6 (“Recommended” settings with linked wavelets); CS6 Astronomy Tools AstroFrame.

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The Straight Wall (Rupes Recta), 20 Apr 2013, David Dearden