This image shows the Moon with the Tycho crater prominent in the southern highlands. Tycho is about 85 km in diameter. The impact that formed it ejected bright material across the surface; its radial rays extend for nearly 1,500 km and remain conspicuous because the feature is geologically young - roughly 100 million years old, so the ejecta have not yet darkened significantly.
Color differences are natural and reflect surface maturity rather than artistic tinting. Cooler hues mark areas where the regolith is fresher and less space-weathered, while warmer tones indicate older terrain that has experienced prolonged exposure to solar wind and continuous micrometeorite bombardment.
| Camera | ZWO ASI2600MC |
| Optics | Askar 103 APO |
| Mount | UMi 17S |
| Gain | 0 |
| Sensor Temperature | –10 °C |
| F-ratio | f/7 |
| Exposure | 150 × 0.01 s |
| Total Integration | 1.5 s |
| Processing | Siril, Affinity |
Final Version (Full Quality)
Raw Data
This archive contains only light frames; no calibration frames were used for this image.
