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| − | The south polar region of the Moon provides perhaps the most dramatic celestial landscape that can be observed through a telescope. Tall mountains that ring the South Pole-Aitken Basin jut up into the sky, and deep craters cast dark shadows across their floors. The compression of the landscape through foreshortening makes identification of features difficult, even on a fantastic image such as this. The Tycho-like crater at lower left is Schomberger and a [ | + | The south polar region of the Moon provides perhaps the most dramatic celestial landscape that can be observed through a telescope. Tall mountains that ring the South Pole-Aitken Basin jut up into the sky, and deep craters cast dark shadows across their floors. The compression of the landscape through foreshortening makes identification of features difficult, even on a fantastic image such as this. The Tycho-like crater at lower left is Schomberger and a [[December_21,_2007|now]] apparently to be launched in May, 2009. <br /> |
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| − | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com | + | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> |
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| − | Rükl plate [ | + | Rükl plate [https://the-moon.us/wiki/Rükl_73 73]<br /> |
| − | Stefan's entire [http://www.pbase.com/image/109091621/original | + | Stefan's entire [http://www.pbase.com/image/109091621/original mosaic]<br /> |
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| + | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[February 12, 2009|Happy 200th, Darwin!]] </p> | ||
| + | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[February 14, 2009|Happy Valentines Day]] </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:39, 18 August 2018
Beyond the Polar Explorers
image by Stefan Lammel
The south polar region of the Moon provides perhaps the most dramatic celestial landscape that can be observed through a telescope. Tall mountains that ring the South Pole-Aitken Basin jut up into the sky, and deep craters cast dark shadows across their floors. The compression of the landscape through foreshortening makes identification of features difficult, even on a fantastic image such as this. The Tycho-like crater at lower left is Schomberger and a now apparently to be launched in May, 2009.
Chuck Wood
Technical Details
6-Jan-09 20:30UT. 10in f4.8 Newtonian, Infinity 2-1M, 5x PowerMate, green filter, Avistack, Registax, PSE 5, Focus Magic.
Related Links
Rükl plate 73
Stefan's entire mosaic
Yesterday's LPOD: Happy 200th, Darwin!
Tomorrow's LPOD: Happy Valentines Day
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