The Moon - 43% Waxing

The Moon nearing first quarter captured under poor conditions through a telescope which hadn't reached thermal equilibrium. The result is not great and has been resampled to 50% scale to remove the worst problems. Sometimes, you just have to take what nature gives.

Time: 20:42:22 UTC
Altitude: 37° 52'
Distance: 373 761 km
Phase: 43%

Exposure: f/12, 1/30s, ISO-400
Focal Length: 1800 mm

Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150
Skytee II mount

PIPP & Autostakkert 4: process and stack 25% of 120 images captured
GIMP: adjust exposure, shadows, contrast, sharpen, crop