Image: Moon - Evening Crescent with a "Moon Ray" | Scope - Mount: Celestron Edge HD11 @ f/7 - Celestron CGE mount | |
Constellation: n/a | Camera: ASI6200MM | |
Imaged at: Temecula, CA | Total Exposure Time: 0.07 seconds | |
Date imaged: Aug. 22, 2023 | Approximate FOV: 36' x 24' | |
Guided?: no |
Filters used: Ha only |
I took this image as a test case while I was setting up my old C11 in the back yard. It's interesting in a way. Expand the image and look for a white "dot". That's a Moon Ray. It's the Sun's reflection off of chemicals left beyond from a meteor impact. |