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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory
09/17/2019
10:00 pm

Equipment Details:

Canon EOS M10, 90mm Mak-Cas
Prime focus at 100x
1/20s, ISO800

Image Details:

Northeast section of the waning Gibbous Moon. The fascinating Sea of Serenity points to Hercules and Atlas craters. At this lunation the Serpentine ridge is virtually invisible, but you can clearly see the impact ray that bisects the Sea (the ray actually originates from Tycho!). Note the low reflectivity (albedo) of 100km wide Plato. This crater was filled with lava after the initial impact.
The Giboon really tells an interesting Geological tale if you take the time to read it!

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