Moving Along the Terminator
The unusual clear, cool, low humidity weather on June 26 lingered from morning into evening. A nice first quarter Moon beckoned me to set up my Celestron-8 telescope and try some lunar imaging along the terminator. Good observing conditions don't last long in Lynchburg! About 30 minutes after starting work some clouds began drifting across the Moon. But I did get enough pictures to make this 9-image mosaic running down the length of the terminator. Notice the linear feature near the top, but ignore the imperfect section in the mosaic.
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| Can you find the fuzzy section? I hope not! (Click for full detail.) |
This individual image shows the linear feature called the Alpine Valley. Notice the long shadows cast to the left by mountains below the Alpine Valley.
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| The Alpine Valley just left of center. (Click for full detail.) |
Finally, this image shows Mare Serenitatis at upper right and an odd, oval-shaped depression called Rima Hyginus just left of center at the bottom:
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| The Apollo 15 landing site is near the mountain range on the upper left. (Click for full detail.) |
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