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Roberto Ortu
Cabras, Sardinia, Italy
06/07/2022
12:01 pm

Equipment Details:

Celestron 114/910 Newton
Planetary camera QHY5L-II-C
Filter UV -IR cut
Barlow lens 2x Celestron Omni
Laptop computer

Post-processing Details:

Software: Sharpcap, Autostakkert!3, Registax 6, GIMP

Image Details:

This is my astrophoto of the Lunar V on the Moon.
The lunar V is formed when sunlight reaches mostly the highest parts of Ukert crater. The V can be observed near the terminator for several hours when the Moon is close to the First Quarter phase.

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