Mare Insularum & Sinus Iridum 24th Nov 2023

[step_hen]

A couple of lunar images from last week, 24th November. First is the Mare Insularum region, dominated by the craters Copernicus and Kepler with their bright 'rays'. Toward the upper left is Aristarchus at lunar dawn and Schroters Valley just appearing out of the darkness. Second image is Sinus Iridum- the bay of rainbows with the dark lava fields of Mare Imbrium in the foreground and the  Jura mountains and Mare Frigoris behind. Shot with 6" Classic Cassegrain telescope, ASI178MM mono camera and an IR pass filter using Sharpcap Pro. Stacked in Autostakkert3, sharpened in Registax and finished in Photoshop.

 

 

[maw lod qan]

Wonderful images!

Seems like everytime I look at images of the moon, or even just visually looking, my eyes pick out some crazy shape. 

On the second image, 1/3 up from the lower left very near the edge and terminator, you've imaged a violin.

The neck is a little off, but close enough.