07/20/2012
Fremont Peak, CA
8" Schmidt Cassegrain
Orion Atlas EQ-G
iPhone 4
Photoshop Elements 10
Single exposure, 1/15 sec
Orion SteadyPix Universal Smartphone Photo Adapter, UltraScopic 15mm eyepiece, Orion High-Power 5x 4-Element Barlow, 1.25" Diagonal, Orion Variable Polarizing Filter
iPhone was held up to the eyepiece with the SteadyPix Universal Photo Adapter for Smartphones. This crater was on the terminator, so the high walls of it and the adjacent mountains cast shadows, enhancing the relief. Magnification was >600x!