Based in Cologne in Germany, Oliver Pettenpaul has submitted a number of very beautiful images on the Moon, which he captured last February. He used a DMK 21AF04.AS astronomy camera, manufactured by The Imaging Source.

Click on the following images to see the original full-sized version and a description of how the image was taken (telescope, settings etc).

Deslandres, Hell, Lexell, Ball Craters:

Alphonsus, Arzachel, Ptolemaeus, Davy and Alpetragius Craters:

Rima Hadley (northern Montes Apenninus):

We congratulate Oliver on these images and look forward to receiving more of his work in the future.