Moon - Schickard, Schiller, Longomontanus - C8+QHY5LII-M

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Moon - Schickard, Schiller, Longomontanus - C8+QHY5LII-M

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One I missed from earlier in the year, captured after sunrise, seeing was steady.
Full res image here https://www.astrobin.com/full/kmqvt5/0/?nc=turfpit

Equipment: Celestron C8 SCT, Celestron AVX mount, TS 0.63 reducer, QHY5LII-M.
Software: SharpCap 3.2
Capture: 1280x960, SER, MONO8, 0.33ms, gain=11, 5000 frames @ 29 fps.
Processing: Autostakkert!3 with 1.5x drizzle, sharpened _conv.tif output finished off in GIMP 2.10.

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Dave

[QHY5LII-M]
Output Format=SER file (*.ser)
Binning=1x1
Capture Area=1280x960
Colour Space=MONO8
Pan=0
Tilt=0
Force Still Mode=Off
Enable Live Broadcast=Off
USB Traffic=0
Speed=2
Offset=1
Amp Noise Reduction=On
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=11
Exposure=0.331375706262738
Timestamp Frames=Off
Contrast=0
Brightness=0
Gamma=1
Banding Threshold=35
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Subtract Dark=None
#Black Point
Display Black Point=0
#MidTone Point
Display MidTone Point=0.5
#White Point
Display White Point=1
TimeStamp=2019-08-24T05:46:43.0809723Z
SharpCapVersion=3.2.6062.0
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