Observation by Chris Hooker: Archimedes, Aristillus and Autolycus

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2019 Feb 14 - 20:48

Uploaded

2019 Feb 17 - 16:42

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

254 mm Newtonian
TeleVue 3x Barlow
Baader 610 nm & IR-cut filters
ZWO ASI120MM-S camera

Exposure

25 msec

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Archimedes

Title

Archimedes, Aristillus and Autolycus

About this image

Another image from the night of the 14th with excellent seeing conditions. The "three A's" in Mare Imbrium: Archimedes, Aristillus and Autolycus. Archimedes is 83 km in diameter, and was flooded by lava during the formation of Mare Imbrium.

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Archimedes 14 Feb 19 1b.jpg (1.1 MB)

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