Observation by Chris Hooker: Drygalski on 26th February 2021

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Chris Hooker

Observer

Chris Hooker

Observed

2021 Feb 26 - 21:08

Uploaded

2021 Feb 27 - 10:54

Objects

The Moon

Equipment
  • 254mm F/6.3 Newtonian
  • 5x Powermate
  • Baader 610nm & IR-cut filters
  • ZWO ASI174 mono camera
Exposure

8 msec @ F.31

Location

Didcot, Oxfordshire

Target name

Drygalski crater on the Moon

Title

Drygalski on 26th February 2021

About this image

The shadowed crater with the linear central feature is Drygalski, a crater on the southern limb of the Moon which requires favourable libration to be observed. It is feature number 94 in Charles Wood's Lunar 100.

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