Sinus Iridum in darkness Video through telescope.

These video images, along with a picture processed in Registax, shows northern Moon area, specifically the northern part of the Gulf of Rainbows, or Sinus Iridum.

Golf is in shade at this stage, leaving just a dark bow to be noticed. Montes Jura mountains which form this sinus, are illuminated by the Sun, and on them we observe three craters scattered along this mountains called Foucault (23 km), Sharp (40 km) and Sharp B (21 km) (from right to left).



Video: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8 "-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video Mode: Full HD 1920x1080 progressive
Filter: no
Date: 11/september/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

Posted in: Sinus Iridium,Videos of the Moon