Rupes Recta – The Straight Wall

Rupes Recta - The Straight Wall on the Moon.  3 frames stacked in IRIS, wavelets and unsharp masking.
Rupes Recta – The Straight Wall on the Moon. 3 frames stacked in IRIS, 2x enlargement, wavelets and unsharp masking.  6″ F/8 and a 1.2 MP color planetary cam.

I’ve always loved this particular feature on the moon.   I want to have a night of great seeing and image this with the most powerful stuff I have.  The six inch shows it well enough, but my 8 inch scope at f/20 or 4000mm f.l. would really be what’s needed.

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