Observation by Chris Hooker: Aristarchus region 5 August 2018

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2018 Aug 05 - 02:30

Uploaded

2018 Aug 05 - 18:26

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

254 mm F/6.3 Newtonian
x2 Barlow
ZWO ASI120MM-S camera
Baader 610 nm filter

Exposure

2 msec

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Moon

Title

Aristarchus region 5 August 2018

About this image

Mosaic from two images covering the Aristarchus plateau, Prinz and the Harbinger mountains. The very favourable NW libration means that the eastern wall of Aristarchus is well-presented, compared to the un-librated view where it is highly foreshortened. The seeing was very good (Ant II), so the rille inside Schroter's valley can be seen in the "Cobra's Head". The Prinz rilles system is not very visible because of the high sun angle.

Files associated with this observation

Aristarchus 5 Aug 18 2a.png (1.1 MB)

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