Observation by Bill Leatherbarrow: Sunset over Moretus and the South Polar ...

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Bill Leatherbarrow

Observer

Bill Leatherbarrow

Observed

2022 Sep 17 - 04:46

Uploaded

2022 Sep 24 - 09:00

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

OMC300 Mak-Cass
ASI290MM camera

Location

Sheffield

Target name

Crater Moretus

Title

Sunset over Moretus and the South Polar regions

About this image

I am always amazed at the skill of past visual observers such as Harold Hill, Ewen Whitaker and Ben Burrell, who set out to chart this complex region without the benefits of modern imaging techniques. Titans indeed!

Files associated with this observation

MORETUS (Crop)_2022-09-17-0446UT_col 168,1_9-U-IR-Moon_lapl5_ap565.png (1.9 MB)

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