Moon (annotated)Tycho: Young crater best seen during a full Moon. Rays of bright material are ejecta blasted out of the crust when a large asteroid struck about 109 million years ago. Mare Crisium: The Sea of Crisis is about 340 miles wide and visible to the nake eye. In fact, it's the right eye of the Man in the Moon. Copernicus: This crater formed about 800 million years ago, and is 57 miles wide. Aristarchus: A young crater. So bright that Sir William Herschel thought it was an active volcano. Kepler: A small crater. Mare Humorum: The Sea of Moisture is about 220 miles across. You can spot it with the naked eye. With a telescope, you might notice two craters along its edge. Grimaldi: Lava-filled crater is one of the darkest spots you can see on the moon. It's 145 miles wide. Mare Serenitatis: The Sea of Serenity is solid lava. About 380 miles across. Mare Tranquillitatis: The Sea of Tranquility is a smooth plain filled with once-molten lava that welled up from below after an impact billions of years ago. The first humans to walk on the Moon, Apollo 11 astronauts, landed near the edge. Plato - Crater Mare Imbrium Mare Fecunditatis Mare Necatris Apollo 15 Apollo 11 Apollo 17 Apollo 16 Apollo 12 Apollo 14 Mare Vaporum Mare Nibium Furnerius Mare Frigoris Sinus Roris Sinus Iridium - Bay or Lake Atlas Langrenus Crater  96.7% of Full. Taken with a digital camera shooting handheld down the tube of a Galileo FS-120DX telescope. 25mm eyepiece.
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Moon map: Annotated with notes using The Skywatcher's Guide to the Moon, Zoom Astronomy's Moon Map, Geologic History of the Moon and Wikipedia. Mouse over objects in the picture to learn more. Until I get some type of eyepiece adapter, this is probably the best image I'll be able to take. This flickr member seems to have figured out some excellent techniques. CommentsWould you like to comment?Sign up for a free account, or sign in (if you're already a member). |
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AnnabelB
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It's beautiful. And we so take it for granted.
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