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First Light Image - 11 Day Moon - Taken at SMAP New Mexico
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How This Image Was Taken

 
Moon - First Image with RC400


Telescope

AstroTech RC400
Software Bisque Paramount

Camera
SBIG ST-11000M
SBIG FW-8L Filter Wheel

Image Acquisition
MaxIm DL V4.53

Date Taken
12 April 2008 at Dusk

Exposure Details

Single 1/200 sec exposure
H-Alpha filter
CCD Temp @ -25
°C

Image Processing
Single pass of Unsharp Mask sharpening in PS CS2




 

 

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Also Known As



Constellation


Position RA and Dec


Highest Altitude at This Site


Distance



Size & Magnitude
The overall field of view is approx 39 x 27 arcminutes


What it is
Moon phase 40% (6 Days past New Moon)