Lunar Mosaic
  • Details
    Date Taken: 09/07/2012
    Location: Pembroke Pines, FL
    Telescope: Orion SkyQuest XT8i IntelliScope Dobsonian Telescope
    Camera: Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV
    Processing: Processed .AVI stream images with Registax 5. Aligned the final images with Photoshop 7.
    Exposure: 15fps at 1024 X 768  240x magnification. Original AVI stream of over 3000 images and 12 final frames aligned compile this mosaic.
    Notes:

    No EQ platform used for this capture. I used the Earth's rotation to capture video passes across the lunar surface. My attempt to capture the Moon with the Planetary Imager as it appears through my Stratus 8mm eyepiece with optimal focus.  I think I got pretty close to that...