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Richard Higby Astrophotography
Full Moon -
Distance: Between 363,295 & 405,503 Klm
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/7.7 (FL=1000mm)
Camera: ST2000XMC @ -15 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with CCDSoft
Exposures: 5 x 250 sec (no flats)
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: Images Plus / Ps CS/ -
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
Distance: Between 363,295 & 405,503 Klm
Image Detail: (Taken during 2009)
Scope: Takahashi TOA 130F @ F/7.7 (FL=1000mm)
Camera: ST2000XMC @ -15 deg C.
Guiding: Internal with CCDSoft
Exposures: 5 x 250 sec (no flats)
Binning: All 1x1
Processing: Images Plus / Ps CS/ -
Location: North Sydney suburban backyard.
Full Moon - A series of stacked short full colour images processed in Photoshop with natural colour function applied. This final image can withstand magnification in your browser.
The Moon is our only natural satellite and the fith largest moon in our Solar System. It is thought to have formed some 4.5 billion years ago with several hypotheses about its origin. The most widely accepted explantion seems to be that our moon was formed from debris after an impact between Earth and a Mars sized body.
The Soviet Union was the first to visit our neighbour with an unmanned spacecraft in 1959. This was followed by manned missions of the American Apollo Program. Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 was the first to set foot on the Moon in July 1969.
The Moon is our only natural satellite and the fith largest moon in our Solar System. It is thought to have formed some 4.5 billion years ago with several hypotheses about its origin. The most widely accepted explantion seems to be that our moon was formed from debris after an impact between Earth and a Mars sized body.
The Soviet Union was the first to visit our neighbour with an unmanned spacecraft in 1959. This was followed by manned missions of the American Apollo Program. Neil Armstrong of Apollo 11 was the first to set foot on the Moon in July 1969.
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