This image was captured during the moons first quarter phase on 15th April 2024. The first
![The moon phases and their dates for April 2024. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)](https://nicksastrophotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/zknjlhdyqimageuyrp52fh-1200-80.jpg.webp?w=1024)
I captured this image through a 480mm focal length triplet refractor scope. Tracking was done with my ZWO AM5 mount in lunar mode. My focus was a little off as there was a lot of atmospheric disturbance caused by hot humid weather.
![first quarter moon 15th April2024](https://nicksastrophotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/15-04-24-moon.jpg?w=1024)
This is a stack of 50 exposures, each exposure was 0.0001 second. Stacking was done with autoStakkert
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