Lunar V

[wouterdhoye]

Hi,

Lunar V is a transient phenomenon visible only a couple of hrs during First Quarter Moon.

The below image was taken with 

CFF CC300 f/20
ZWO ASI 174MM
Astronomik Proplanet 807

processing with 

Autostakkert 2
Lynkeos
Adobe Photoshop.

Conditions were less than favorable with rather poor seeing and a lot of wind. It also wasn't dark yet but that was less of an issue due to the use of the IR pass filter.

First just the image.

 

And below the image with captions for the most prominent features: Lunar V is not a specific feature on the moon. It is just the illumination of the mountain ranges surrounding the crater Ukert.

Enjoy the image. Feel free to share your thoughts.

 

Wouter.

[Stu]

Very nice image wouter. I didn't realise these were visible last night, shame to miss them. Did you get the X too?

[wouterdhoye]

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Very nice image wouter. I didn't realise these were visible last night, shame to miss them. Did you get the X too?

Got lunar X too. Will post that one later. 

Wouter.