High Resolution lunar images of March 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2024

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March 16:

These are the results of March 16 lunar session, one of the best I’ve ever had while imaging the Moon, with very good to excellent seeing for about one hour. These are my best images of the Moon in regards to actual resolution at the lunar surface, at least for the imaged craters. I did push the amplification a bit too far, but in this way I was able to resolve the finest details out of the noise.

355mm Newtonian, ASI174MM, Green filter.

March 17:

A new session with fair to good seeing, very variable due to clouds. A few very good seeing moments allowed for some fine details to be detected.

I’ve also revisited some targets from the previous evening, in order to check if some 3D shots (based on libration) will be possible.

355mm Newtonian, ASI174MM, Green filter.

Flight over Humboldt. 3D glasses required (Red-Blue ones). This is an image made from two different shots acquired on March 16 and 17. Due to the libration of the Moon, a 3D perspective was created. The LEM view (Apollo landing module) is overimposed for effect (image taken from space1.com).

March 18:

High Resolution lunar images of March 18, 2024

The third lunar imaging session in just as many evenings. Fair to good seeing with the occasional very good moments for this one, but mostly the conditions were not that good compared to previous sessions. Despite that, some imaged areas show very fine details.

355mm Newtonian, ASI174MM, Green filter.

March 19:


The fourth lunar imaging session, in as many days. This time, however, the seeing was at best fair, and the very fine details that were captured in the previous sessions, were mostly absent this round. However, some nice views were possible, especially of the not so often imaged crater Fra Mauro, the initial landing spot for Apollo 13, and eventually the landing area of Apollo14.
355mm Newtonian, ASI174MM, Green filter.

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