Proudy's Astrophotography with the GSTAR CCD Camera
unguided video astrophotography

The Moon
Just past first quarter
Distance: 384,400 kilometers, Diameter: 3475 kilometers, Magnitude: -12.7, Visual Diameter: 30 arc mins
Axial Rotation: 27.3d


- Imaged on 20081107
- 13cm 5" F5 Newtonian Reflector
- 20 video frames with moon and IR/UV filters at 1/100 of a second
- focusing by eye
- elevation about 80 degrees
- aligned, stacked and sharpened (slider 1 at 2.5) in Registax with no optimisation
- levels adjusted in Photoshop Elements 5.0