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Description:
CCD Image showing location of Apollo 17 Landing site in the Taurus-Littrow Valley, Taurus Range, south-eastern rim of the Serenitatis Basin

Date/Time:
2002-03-02   02:13 UT [2002-03-02.09236]

CCD Image:
ST7 Image
1.9 x x 1.4 arc min , 0.2 arc sec/pixel (original 0.4 arc sec/pixel)
#18518
File: Moon.20020302.im18518.apollo17.detail.jpg
Subject: Moon (Apollo 17 Landing Site)

Exposure:
0.1 sec , 1x1 binning
None
CCD temp. -20 deg C
Filter : None

Equipment:
SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera
Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200) with Barlow
operating at f/22.7 (F=4619mm)
Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier
Setup: LX200 >JMI NGF > Barlow > 1.1/4" nose >ST-7e

Observer/Location:
David Richards
Backyard observatory [Kingcup]
(suburban site, 45m amsl, mag 4 to 4.5 skies)
Dorset, UK

Seeing:

Sky Position:

Processing:
Dark Subtract
Unsharp Masking, Reduce by 50%, Sharpen
Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5

Related Images:
Raw Image
Wider View

Page Links:
Moon
Moon Images (2002-03-01/02)


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