Guides/Moon
☽Moon Processing Guides
Stack lunar videos and reveal stunning crater detail. Process Moon videos online with our free tool for sharp, detailed results.
Key Features
- -Craters with central peaks (Tycho, Copernicus, Plato)
- -Maria (dark basaltic plains) - Sea of Tranquility, etc.
- -Mountain ranges (Apennines, Alps)
- -Rilles, valleys, and collapsed lava tubes
- -Terminator shadows revealing 3D topography
Challenges
- -Very bright - easy to overexpose and lose detail
- -Large angular size requires mosaics for full disk
- -Field rotation during long captures (equatorial mount helps)
- -Atmospheric seeing still affects fine crater detail
Recommended Capture Settings for Moon
First/Last quarter for terminator shadow detail. Full moon for maria albedo features. Moon is always available!
Frame Rate
60-100 fps
Exposure
3-10ms
Gain
Low (80-180)
Moon Stacking Tutorials
Moon + Median Stacking
RecommendedBeginner
The safest choice - naturally rejects outliers and artifacts
Best for: First-time planetary photographers - safe and reliable
Moon + Weighted Quality Stacking
Intermediate
Your sharpest frames contribute most - ideal for variable seeing
Best for: Nights with variable atmospheric seeing (most common scenario)
Moon + Sigma-Clip Stacking
RecommendedIntermediate
Statistical outlier rejection - for scientific-quality results
Best for: Removing cosmic ray hits that appear as bright dots
Moon + Local Quality Stacking
RecommendedAdvanced
The AutoStakkert method - 30-40% more detail possible
Best for: Maximum planetary detail extraction from good source footage