Observation by Bill Leatherbarrow: Langrenus

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Bill Leatherbarrow

Observer

Bill Leatherbarrow

Observed

2023 Nov 28 - 23:33

Uploaded

2023 Dec 01 - 13:55

Objects

The Moon

Equipment

OMC300 Mak-Cass
ASI290MM camera
Astronomik IR 742nm pass filter

Location

Sheffield

Target name

Crater Langrenus

Title

Langrenus

About this image

Is this perhaps the most photogenic crater on the Moon? A complex crater similar to Copernicus, with fine central peaks and terracing, Langrenus at 132km in diameter is nearly 40km bigger than its better known rival. Elger described Copernicus as the grandest object on the Moon, but I suspect that if Langrenus were similarly located near the centre of the visible hemisphere it would outshine even Copernicus.

Files associated with this observation

LANGRENUS crop_2023-11-28-2333UT_col 104,4_9-U-IR-Moon_lapl5_ap662.png (1.9 MB)

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