On the night of December 29, 2025, I captured the Moon at first quarter from Concord, California. Conditions were favorable for lunar imaging, and the result is this composite assembled from three separate pictures.

Equipment & Capture Details

The image was taken using an iOptron 150mm Rumak-Maksutov telescope paired with a ZWO ASI 432MM monochrome camera. Each of the three panels was captured with 500 frames, which were then stacked and sharpened using AutoStakkert. The final composite was assembled at 02h51 UTC.