Mineral Moon with the Askar FRA400 and a Canon T3i

23 Mar 2023

I took this picture in early November 2022, but only now I’m posting it. It’s the best Moon picture I took so far, the Askar FRA400 really speaks for itself.

Author: Fernando Schuindt
License: CC BY 4.0
Camera: BCF-1 modified Canon T3i
Lens/Telescope: Askar FRA400 400mm f/5.6 quintuplet apochromat
Composition: 98x Light Frames, ISO 100, 1/1000”
Other Gear: Meade LX85 GEM unguided (Two-star basic alignment)
Processing: Capturing with APT, pre-processing with PIPP, stacking with AutoStakkert, stretching with RegiStax 6 and editing with Photoshop
Location Name: Aracaju - Sergipe, Brazil
Location Aprox. Coordinates: 10°57’30.0”S 37°02’30.0”W
Timestamp (Local Time): 10-11-2022 from 23:30:51h to 23:31:08h
Timezone: UTC-3 (No daylight saving time)
Theme: Moon
Outdoor temp.: 27° C
Outdoor humidity: 77%
Backup Images (On Google Photos): https://photos.app.goo.gl/u8faTtVy5mKNXz2H7

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