My first effort at direct video capture to computer with the Integral Technologies MV lite Capture Card
Takahashi FS-102 Apo. with 3x Telenegative lens.
The Copernicus shot is just one of many, no processing just a single frame.
The night was one of those out 'of the box' in terms of seeing, although it was still twilight, 8pm (AEST) or so.
Lunar Crater Gassendi. 55 miles dia.on the northern border of Mare Humorum.
Eastern walls 9,000 feet with a central mountain group, 4,000 feet.
A system of clefts, craterlets and the remains of an inner ring can be seen with small telescopes.Takahashi FS-102 (4") f/8 Apo with 3x Tele-extender. ASTROVID 2000
B&W Video Camera recording on to full size S-VHS tape.A single video frame digitised with a Miro DC30Plus capture card and , saved as a .bmp image converted to .jpg
The Moon shot shows what can be imaged with a very modest aperture of high quality.
The limiting factor was the Moon's low altitude and the atmospheric turbulence.Shevill Mathers
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