SUPER ZOOM INTO TYCHO CRATER: AN ICONIC TARGET

ONE TARGET THAT IS IN THE IMAGINATION OF EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER OBSERVED IT THROUGH A TELESCOPE OR BINOCULARS IS THE GRAND PORTA TYCHO LUNAR CRATER. IT HAS A DIAMETER OF 85 KM AND A CENTRAL PEAK APPROXIMATELY 2 KM HIGH. FOR THE FINAL IMAGE, 3,000 FRAMES WERE CAPTURED, AND ABOUT 400 OF THE BEST OBTAINED WERE STACKED TO GENERATE THE FINAL IMAGE.

SETUP:
TELESCOPE: SKY-WATCHER DOBSONIAN 250P FLEXTUBE
CAMERA: SV305 PRO
BARLOW: 3x SVBONY ACHRO

SOFTWARES:
SHARPCAP; AUTOSTAKKERT; ASTROSURFACE; LIGHTROOM.

Autore: Nyêrdson Ferreira (sito)