Moon, 44.9% (+) - Theophilius, Cyrillus, Catharina - 20230226 (C8 EHD)

While continuing my run on the moon, while trying to capture some DSO in the background. My aim is to get the most detail out of my C8 EHD imaging. For now, I’ve got a steady processing flow for both native focal length and Barlow 2x imaging, but I also want to see how much barlow 3x can bring me.

I believe the barlow 3x gets me a bit beyond the angular resolution of what the C8 can resolve, but I'm just trying to get as detailed as possible.

Building a full lunar mosaic with barlow 3x seems just a bit too much at this stage, so I’m limiting myself to some dedicated lunar-scopes. With moon at 44.9%, some craters on the terminator are nicely lit. On this occasion, I’ve selected Theophilius, Cyrillus and Catharina

Two ways of processing, seemingly yielding the same result/level of detail, but there is a slight twist. Wondering if there is any added value of either processing compared to the other. Happy to hear you thoughts

Crater Theophilius: Theophilus (Diameter 100km, depth 3.2km) is a prominent lunarimpact crater that lies between Sinus Asperitatis in the north and Mare Nectaris to the southeast. It partially intrudes into the comparably sized crater Cyrillus to the southwest. To the east is the smaller crater Mädler and further to the south-southeast is Beaumont. It was named after the 4th-century CopticPope Theophilus I of Alexandria.

The rim of Theophilus has a wide, terraced inner surface that shows indications of landslips. It is 4200 metres deep with massive walls and has broken into a second formation, Cyrillus.[3] It was created during the Eratosthenian period, from 3.2 to 1.1 billion years ago. It has an imposing central mountain, 1,400 metres high, with four summits

Crater Catharina(Diameter 100km, depth 3.1km) is an ancient lunarimpact crater located in the southern highlands. It was named after Saint Catherine of Alexandria. It lies in a rugged stretch of land between the Rupes Altaiscarp to the west and Mare Nectaris in the east. To the west-northwest is the crater Tacitus, and the lava-flooded Beaumont lies to the east along the shore of Mare Nectaris. To the south-southeast is Polybius.

C8 EHD, B3x, IR685, ASI174MM, EQ6-R Pro
AutoStakkert, PixInsight
20230226

Any constructive guidance is welcome .. always looking how I can still improve on this