Mineral Moon
Mineral Moon
Author: Àlex Alemany Ribera
Date: February 2024
Location: Alginet, Valencia (Spain), Bortle 7
Telescope: Tasco Newtonian 114/900
Camera: ZWO ASI 178 MC
Integration time: 60s videos
Photo awarded 2nd Prize, exhibited at the Museum of Arts in Valencia.
Two-panel lunar mosaic captured during the waxing phase, with enhanced colours highlighting the composition of the lunar surface: titanium oxides in bluish tones and iron oxides in brownish hues.