09/07/2012
Pembroke Pines, FL
Orion SkyQuest XT8i IntelliScope Dobsonian Telescope
Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging Camera IV
Processed .AVI stream images with Registax 5. Aligned the final images with Photoshop 7.
15fps at 1024 X 768 240x magnification. Original AVI stream of over 3000 images and 12 final frames aligned compile this mosaic.
No EQ platform used for this capture. I used the Earth's rotation to capture video passes across the lunar surface. My attempt to capture the Moon with the Planetary Imager as it appears through my Stratus 8mm eyepiece with optimal focus. I think I got pretty close to that...