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Object(s): Moon | ||
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Description: CCD Image of Moon showing Lacus Somniorum (The Lake of the Dreamers) Mare Serenitatis (Sea of Serenity) lies to the south-east. Large crater between the Maria is Posidonius (diam 96km). Two distinct craters within Somniorum are Daniell (diam 24 km) and Grove (diam 26 km). Pair of large craters to NW are Atlas (diam 89 km) and Hercules (diam 72km). The large dark-floored crater towards limb is Endymion (117km). |
Date/Time: 2001-10-03 23:11 UT [2001-10-03.96597] | |
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CCD Image: 11.4 x 7.6 arc min , 2.27 arc sec/pixel (original 0.892 arc sec/pixel) #5044 File: Moon.00005044.gif (40 kb) Subject: Moon |
Exposure: 0.2 sec , 1x1 binning CCD temp. -10.0 deg C Filter : None | |
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Equipment: SBIG ST-7e (ABG) CCD Camera Meade 8" f/10 SCT telescope (LX200) operating at f/54 (F=2068mm) Equatorial Wedge/Permanent Pier Setup: 8" LX200 (stopped down to 1.5") > NGF-S > 1.1/4" nose > ST-7E |
Observer/Location: David Richards Backyard observatory [Kingcup] (suburban site, 45m amsl, mag 4 to 4.5 skies) Dorset, UK | |
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Processing: Rough reduction, unsharp mask, resize, sharpen Software : CCDSoft V5, PaintShop Pro 5 |
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Page Links: Moon Moon Images (2001-10-03) |
| This Page : | Moon (Lacus Somniorum, Posidonius) http://www.richweb.f9.co.uk/astro/imagelib/Moon.00005044.htm |
| Page creation : | Generated from an Image Database by visual basic script |
| Page Owner : | David Richards |
| Last Updated : | 2006-Jan-20 |
| Home Page : | David's Astronomy Pages - http://www.richweb.f9.co.uk/astro |
