Moon crater animation 20.11.2000 6:20 UT
Here is an animation where you can see moon sliding through
image screen. Image contrast and brightnes has been adjusted acording
to craters at terminator.
Movement, which you can see on this
animation, is caused by Earth rotation and by telescope vibration.
Image diameter : 10 arc minutes
Image pixel size: 5 arc second
Animation duration: 4 second
Image interval: 1 second
Animation is obtained by Tuorla 10cm Newton telescope with 120x112 pix CMOS
camera. Images have been taken
with stationary telescope position, ie. without guiding and driving.
(Causes the motion.)
perkeina@utu.fi