Copernicus Crater

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🌌 Object Information

  • Name/Designation: Copernicus Crater

  • Object Type: Lunar Impact Crater

  • Location: Moon — eastern Oceanus Procellarum

  • Diameter: ~93 km

  • Depth: ~3.8 km

  • Age: ~800 million years

📅 Imaging Info

  • Date: May 11, 2022

  • Location: Athens, Greece
  • Frames: 400

  • Bortle Scale: 8/9 (city sky)

🔭 Equipment & Guiding

  • Imaging Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer 130PDS

  • Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI178MC

  • Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ5 Pro

  • Accessory: Celestron 2x Barlow

🛠️ Software

  • Sharpcap

  • Registax 6

  • Autostakkert!

  • Adobe Photoshop