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    Aug 13, 2020 4 minutes

    Mineral Moon

    Prabhakaran (Prabhu), Mleiha, UAE, 15 February 2020

    Prabhu says: "The Moon is often seen in shades of grey, but by adjusting the colours and saturation in post-processing you can bring out the true colours of its mineral composition. The blue and orange shades indicate volcanic lava flows; the dark blues indicate that those areas are richer in titanium-bearing minerals. Pink indicates the iron-poor, aluminium-rich minerals that make up the lunar highlands. Orange and purple indicate regions that are relatively poor in titanium and iron.”

    ZWO ASI 290MC colour camera, GSO 16-inch Dobsonian reflector, EQ platform Mosaic of AutoStakkert!, Image Composite Editor, Photoshop

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