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Colored Moon



Image Details

  • Date: January 22, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
  • Author: Tim Doucette
  • Category: Astronomy, Moon
  • Telescope: C9.25
  • Mount: Celestron AS-GT
  • Camera: QHY8
  • Site: DSE Observatory
  • Exposure: t=0.002 g=1 o=56
  • Effective Focal Length: 2330mm
  • Effective Focal Ratio:
  • Want More Info ? http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Colored+regions

Description

In reality the moon has many colors. They are so subtle we just see them as shades of grey. By oversaturating the grey image of the moon we are able to see these colors. The colors represent various mineral deposits such as iron and titanium.