The Moon and Mare Nectaris
“A sharp close-up of Mare Nectaris and its surrounding highlands along the terminator.”
Mare Nectaris, one of the Moon’s older lava-filled impact basins, sits along the terminator in this capture, its relatively smooth floor bordered by a dense ring of ancient, heavily degraded craters.
Captured as a two-pane mosaic through an IR-pass filter, stacked in AutoStakkert!3, and processed in PixInsight.
Total Exposure
Two-pane mosaic
Focal Length
4000mm
Integration
| Filter | Subs |
|---|---|
| IR Pass | 2-pane mosaic (single session) |
Locations
San Giuliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy
Bortle Class 7 • 2025-03-04