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| − | + | <p class="story" align="center"><b>ESA Looks at Taruntius </b></p> | |
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| − | + | In the past large telescopes were commonly used to image the Moon. Edward Holden used the 36" Lick refractor to | |
| − | + | compile a lunar photographic atlas in the 1890s and Moore and Chappell acquired more great images from 1937 to | |
| − | + | 1947. Pease used the Mt Wilson 100" reflector for a famous lunar series in the 1920s, and the Lick 120" made some | |
| − | + | memorable lunar images back in the early 1960s. The 61" Catalina reflector of the Lunar and Planetary Lab acquired | |
| − | + | thousands of images for the <I>Consolidated Lunar Atlas</I> of 1967. Since then the Moon has been infrequently | |
| − | + | imaged by large telescopes and when it happens, its a lark. A prime example is this wonderful view of a small | |
| − | + | area in the crater Taruntius in northern Mare Fecunditatis. The European Southern Observatory wanted to test its | |
| − | + | new 8.2 m (323"!) telescope with adaptive optics on an extended object (rather than a star), so it imaged this | |
| − | + | area. The resolution is 130 m, better than any other known terrestrial image of the Moon. I immediately contacted | |
| − | + | them suggesting more scientifically interesting targets for high resolution imaging, but never got a reply. I hope | |
| − | + | that some large telescope will again image the Moon (maybe with a webcam) and look at important sites - such as | |
| − | + | the locations of the Leonid flashes. | |
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| − | + | <p><b>Technical Details:</b><br> | |
| − | + | 30 April 2002, ESA VLT YEPUN 8.2 m telescope and NACO adaptive optics system, guided using a sunlit | |
| − | + | lunar peak outside the field of view. A short exposure (0.22 seconds) through a narrow-band | |
| − | + | near-infrared filter (at wavelength 2.3 µm). | |
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| − | + | <p class="story"><b>Related Links:</b><br> | |
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[http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2002/phot-19-02.html European Southern Observatory]<br> | [http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2002/phot-19-02.html European Southern Observatory]<br> | ||
[http://www.2meta.com/april-fools/1997/eso-moon.html ESO AIMS COUPLED OPTICAL TELESCOPES AT THE MOON>] | [http://www.2meta.com/april-fools/1997/eso-moon.html ESO AIMS COUPLED OPTICAL TELESCOPES AT THE MOON>] | ||
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| − | + | <p class="story"> <b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> Where is Yesterday's LPOD?</p> | |
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| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Author & Editor:</b><br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Charles A. Wood]</p> | |
| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Technical Consultant:</b><br> | |
| − | + | [mailto:anthony@perseus.gr Anthony Ayiomamitis]</p> | |
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| − | + | [http://www.observingthesky.org/ ObservingTheSky.Org]</p> | |
| − | + | <p align="center" class="main_titles"><b>Visit these other PODs:</b> <br> | |
| − | + | [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Astronomy] | [http://www.msss.com/ Mars] | [http://epod.usra.edu/ Earth]</p></td> | |
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ESA Looks at Taruntius
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Image Credit: European Space Agency Yepun telescope |
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ESA Looks at Taruntius In the past large telescopes were commonly used to image the Moon. Edward Holden used the 36" Lick refractor to compile a lunar photographic atlas in the 1890s and Moore and Chappell acquired more great images from 1937 to 1947. Pease used the Mt Wilson 100" reflector for a famous lunar series in the 1920s, and the Lick 120" made some memorable lunar images back in the early 1960s. The 61" Catalina reflector of the Lunar and Planetary Lab acquired thousands of images for the Consolidated Lunar Atlas of 1967. Since then the Moon has been infrequently imaged by large telescopes and when it happens, its a lark. A prime example is this wonderful view of a small area in the crater Taruntius in northern Mare Fecunditatis. The European Southern Observatory wanted to test its new 8.2 m (323"!) telescope with adaptive optics on an extended object (rather than a star), so it imaged this area. The resolution is 130 m, better than any other known terrestrial image of the Moon. I immediately contacted them suggesting more scientifically interesting targets for high resolution imaging, but never got a reply. I hope that some large telescope will again image the Moon (maybe with a webcam) and look at important sites - such as the locations of the Leonid flashes. Technical Details: Related Links: Tomorrow's LPOD: Where is Yesterday's LPOD? |
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