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From Ptolemaeus to Rupes Recta., Gerard ter Horst

From Ptolemaeus to Rupes Recta.

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
From Ptolemaeus to Rupes Recta., Gerard ter Horst

From Ptolemaeus to Rupes Recta.

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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The dawn begins for the Straight Wall. The illumination suggests that it is part of a circular structure with the crater Thebit at the edge. To the left the quartet Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel and Albategnius. The tiny craterlet on the top of the central peak of Albategnius can be seen.

Captured with Sharpcarp in the prime focus of a C8, Gain 200 and 3 ms frames. 500 out of 1000 frames have been stacked with AS!3. The resulting TIF  has been processed with Registax6 wavelets. Balanced with PS CS2 and sharpened with Topaz Sharpen AI.

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From Ptolemaeus to Rupes Recta., Gerard ter Horst