Lunar
Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises)
Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crises, photographed by Pete Lawrence from Lisburn: a 555 km lava plain near the Moon's north-eastern edge, captured in 900 frames.
Target details
Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crises, is a dark lava plain about 555 km (345 miles) across in the Moon's north-east, close to its eastern edge. It sits on its own, cut off from the other seas, which makes it one of the easiest features to pick out, even with binoculars. Seen from Earth it looks stretched north to south, but that's foreshortening: it is actually wider from east to west. It shows up best a few days after New Moon, when the terminator passes nearby and low sunlight brings out the ridges across its floor.
Capture details
Data captured 5th February, 2016.
900x 1/500 second exposures at ISO100.
Equipment details
Orion Europa 200
NEQ6 Pro
Nikon d7100
Processing details
This image was processed in Pixinsight & Lightroom.
Quick facts
- What is Mare Crisium?
- Mare Crisium, the Sea of Crises, is a dark lava plain about 555 km (345 miles) across in the Moon's north-east, close to its eastern edge. It sits on its own, cut off from the other seas, which makes it one of the easiest features to pick out, even with binoculars.
- When was this photo taken?
- 5 February 2016
- What equipment was used?
- Orion Europa 200, NEQ6 Pro, Nikon d7100
- Where was it taken from?
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland.