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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory
10/24/2019
04:20 am

Equipment Details:

Canon EOS M100, 90mm Mak-Cas
Prime focus at 40x, 100x

Image Details:

Lunar Sunset on the Sea of Moisture.
Shilling crater was formed by multiple impacts. It's known as the Lunar Shoeprint.
Note the shadows cast by the steep walls of Gassendi crater. The east rim (on top) is 8,000ft. above the Lunar surface!

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