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schickard
SCHICKARD CRATER ON THE MOON

Schickard is a walled plain and is the large circular formation on the left hand edge of the moon.

04 October 2006 20:58UT

Telescope: Skywatcher Pro
Maksutov Cassegrain
Aperture: 150mm
Focal length: 1800mm f12
Eyepiece: 26mm plossl
Projection: Afocal
Mount: Motor driven equatorial

Camera:Nikon Coolpix 4500
Exposure time [s]: 1/30
F-Number: F5.1
Focal length [mm]: 32
35mm focal length [mm]: 154
ISO value: 100
White balance: Auto

Image:Processed with Registax and
Photoshop levels and some unsharp masking

Photo: John Downing
Location: Solihull UK