Observation by David Arditti: Schiller, Zuccius, Bettinus, Kircher and...

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David Arditti

Observer

David Arditti

Observed

2019 Apr 17 - 22:13

Uploaded

2019 Apr 23 - 20:36

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

14" SCT
IR 807nm filter
PointGrey Grasshopper 3 camera

Exposure

30s video

Location

Edgware, Middlesex, UK

Target name

The Moon

Title

Schiller, Zuccius, Bettinus, Kircher and Bailly, 2019 April 17

About this image

I've already posted this image in the Moon discussion forum. I found it very interesting how Bailly at this illumination and libration created the powerful impression of a hump on the terminator. It looked, in this view, as if it was at the southern cusp of the Moon, but panning the view along showed it was well away from the cusp. The effect was plainly due to the distant wall of this vast plain catching the light, while all the surrounding terrain was shadowed.

Files associated with this observation

Moon2019-04-17-2313-DLA.jpg (442.8 kB)

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