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Moon on May 22, 2021, JDJ

Moon on May 22, 2021

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Moon on May 22, 2021, JDJ

Moon on May 22, 2021

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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The waxing gibbous moon (74% illuminated) on May 22, 2021. The sunlit crescent of Sinus Iridium is nicely illuminated along the terminator near the top of the image.

Imaged with a Astro-Tech AT60ED, 2.5x Televue Powermate, Baader UV-IR cut Filter, and ZWO ASI224MC. Imaging train was configured to give ~F/15 (FL=900mm). Image capture using Firecapture. Stacking in AutoStakkert3 (best 25% of 1000 frames). Panorama generated from 13 sub images using Microsoft Image Explorer. Processed in Registax (initial wavelet sharpening, histogram adjustment, RGB balance), and Topaz Sharpen AI (additional sharpening), and PixInsight (color saturation boost for 'mineral moon' version).

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Description: 'Mineral Moon' version with color saturation boost

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Moon on May 22, 2021, JDJ

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