"Dummy Sharp"
I woke up early for a [lunar ISS transit](
https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/comments/c57nbz/iss_lunar_transit_20190624/) and decided to capture the moon while waiting. This also served as an equipment test for the transit. Looking at the raw video and how crisp the final image is, this was the best seeing conditions I've had in months. I can safely say this is my sharpest moon image to date. With the 3X drizzle I did one pixel is ~half a mile on the lunar surface. Captured on June 24th, 2019 about 15 minutes before sunrise.
**Equipment:**
* TPO 6" F/4 Imaging Newtonian
* ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
* Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
* ZWO EFW 8x1.25"/31mm
* Astronomik LRGB+CLS Filters- 31mm
* Moonlite Autofocuser
**Acquisition:** (Camera at Unity Gain, -10°C)
* Astronomik Red filter used to combat atmospheric seeing
* Exposure- 0.75ms
* 5000 frame capture at ~60fps
**Capture Software:**
* Captured using Sharpcap and [N.I.N.A.](
https://nighttime-imaging.eu/) for filterwheel and focuser control
**Processing:**
* Best 20% of frames stacked in Autostakkert with 3X Drizzle (This left some pixelation near the edge of the moon but the resolution in the middle is worth it)
* Registax Wavelets for sharpening
* In PixInsight:
* DynamicCrop
* [Curves](
https://i.imgur.com/zAk3PD0.jpg)Transformation (curves stretch)
* HistogramTransformation (reduce black point)
* LocalhistogramEqualization
* Another CurveTransformation (slight S curve)
* Annotation
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