Object: A cratered sea north of Aristarchus.
Exposure: 1/30th second
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 800 digital camera, 1600x1200pixel CCD array.
Processing: Minor enhancement in Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Telescope: Afocal coupling using a TeleVue 102mm f/8.6 APO refractor with a TeleVue 3mm Radian eyepiece.
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: none
Location: Laguna Niguel, California
Date: 01/06/01, 8:43pm PST.
Comments: Taken during very good seeing, 8 on a 1-10 scale.
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