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Richard Higby Astrophotography
The Lunar Appenine Mountains - (Montes Apenninus)
This rugged mountain range lies in the Moons northern hemisphere with the length of the range at 600 Klm. The large crater is Archimedes.
The height of several of the peaks rise to 5 kilometres !! A breathtaking sight in the eye piece.
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/23.07 (FL=3000mm)
Camera: DMK31 AU03 Mono
Guiding: N/A
Exposures: 1000 stacked exposures
Binning: N/A
Processing: Registax / Ps CS3/ -
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
This rugged mountain range lies in the Moons northern hemisphere with the length of the range at 600 Klm. The large crater is Archimedes.
The height of several of the peaks rise to 5 kilometres !! A breathtaking sight in the eye piece.
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/23.07 (FL=3000mm)
Camera: DMK31 AU03 Mono
Guiding: N/A
Exposures: 1000 stacked exposures
Binning: N/A
Processing: Registax / Ps CS3/ -
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
