Taken using my 150mm Rumak-Maksutov and the same ZWO ASI 432MM camera I used for the previous Sun picture.

I added a 2x Televue Barlow in the imaging train.

Taken on 2026 May 25th at 4:12 UTC.

It was processed in Photoshop from two pictures, each stacked from about 500 frames.

About the Image

This view looks across the eastern shore of Mare Imbrium. The Montes Apenninus — the lunar Apennines — form the rugged range sweeping across the lower half of the frame, marking the southeastern border of the mare. A few landmarks worth picking out:

• Archimedes — the large, smooth-floored crater near the centre, at the northwestern foot of the Apennines.
• Aristillus and Autolycus — the pair just above and to the right of Archimedes, with Aristillus showing bright ejecta and central peaks.
• Cassini — above and right of centre, recognisable by the smaller crater sitting on its flooded floor.
• Plato — the dark-floored crater at upper left, on the northern shore beside the terminator.
• Vallis Alpes (the Alpine Valley) — the straight cleft slicing through the Montes Alpes near the top.
• Aristoteles and Eudoxus — the prominent crater pair along the right edge.