Object: Moon - Plato and Vallis Alpes
Camera: Nikon CoolPix 995 mounted to a TeleVue 32mm PLOSSL
Exposure: 1/16 sec.
Focus: Camera set to infinity, focused using telescope and Hartman mask at max zoom
Zoom: 62mm
Camera F-Number: F/5.1
ISO Speed: ISO-100
Telescope: Celestron 8" Celestar f/10
Processing: Medium unsharp mask applied.
Location: My backyard in Las Cruces, NM
Date: 6/19/02
Comments: This mountainous region of the moon contains the crater Plato (center.) This older crater measures around 61 miles in diameter with walls rising about 6,000ft. The valley cutting through the Lunar Alps to the left is called Vallis Alpes.

© Dave Dockery 2002