Plato & Vallis Alpes

Captured 01/03/01

Celestron 8" + Vesta Pro

 Plato F20

Captured 01/05/01

Celestron 8" + 2xBarlow + Vesta Pro

There is a hint of the central crater.

This image was processed with IRIS, 14 images aligned and stacked followed by unsharp masking.

  Plato F30

Captured 03/04/01

Celestron 8" + 3xBarlow + Vesta Pro

5 small craters are barely visible within Plato, if you know where to look.

This image was processed with IRIS, 10 images aligned and stacked followed by unsharp masking.

  Plato F30

Captured 07/30/01

Celestron 8" + 3xBarlow + Vesta Pro

4 small craters are clearly visible within Plato. This image has been slightly over processed to bring out the small craters.

This image was processed with AstroStack, 40 images aligned and stacked followed by unsharp masking.

 Plato F30

Captured 08/12/01

Celestron 8" + 3xBarlow + Vesta Pro

3 small craters are clearly visible within Plato. The proximity to the terminator results in poor light conditions and low image quality at high magnification.

This is sunset for Plato. Notice the peak shadow crosses the entire crater.

 Vallis Alpes Detail

Captured 01/05/01

Celestron 8" + 2xBarlow + Vesta Pro

This image was processed with IRIS, 14 images aligned and stacked followed by unsharp masking.