Lunar X

[SilverAstro]

thanks to @DRT posting  a heads-up in the AstroLounge a couple of days ago (   https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/286499-lunar-x-3rd-feb-2017/  ) I have just caught the LunarX with my little point-and-shoot on max 18x zoom

here is a severe crop of the jpg straight from the camera (as a quick alert that it is in progress now) with an added arrow, will try to clean it up a bit better later.

 

 

 

[SilverAstro]

If you think that is a bit pixely, you are right and I apologise ! it is an old early 'superZoom' 18x on an 8Mp 1/2.5" chip at 500mm tele35equiv. (83mm actual) 1/80sec f/4.2 ISO 100 .  I am quite surprised at what it has got though !

A bit of a fiddle in GIMP with wavelets and things (think I have over-cooked it a bit !)  and it is deffo there, not my imagination

 

and his is one of the two full frames I had to work with and crop ! >

Now to spend some time with an atlas and ident some of the craters

[Bizibilder]

You certainly have it!  Good capture - and plenty of craters for you to identify!