Mineral Moon
Taken by Matteo Vacca on June 26, 2021 @
Milis, Sardinia, Italy
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Date Taken: 2022:02:02 19:26:22
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With the Moon in the waning gibbous phase, using a modern photographic technique, it is possible to better appreciate the various color shades of the minerals that make up the basaltic rocks, thanks to the greater contrast conditions that improve throughout the phase as the brightness decreases. The lunar seas, large basalt plains formed by ancient volcanic eruptions billions of years ago, are the areas with the greatest variations in color. The red areas (older), are low in iron (Fe), while the blue areas (more recent), reveal areas rich in titanium (Ti). Also of particular interest, is the Tycho crater at the top right, with its vast radial pattern created following the impact of an asteroid that generated the crater of about 85 km. It is estimated that the asteroid was almost as large as the one that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
GSO 0.20 m
Sky-Watcher EQ-5 Pro Deluxe motorized mount
Nikon D60
f: 1000 mm
f/5
Photographer's website:
https://matteovaccaastrophotography.weebly.com/
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