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Rima Ariadaeus, 34% waxing moon
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 9:46 am
by turfpit
Celestron C8, IR685 filter, QHY5LII-M, info from Virtual Moon Atlas.
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Dave
Re: Rima Ariadaeus, 34% waxing moon
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 2:09 pm
by oopfan
Nice, Dave! You gotta love Virtual Moon Atlas.
During Apollo 15's visit to Hadley Rille there are many shots of the astronauts posing in front of it. The depth of it is deceiving since there is virtually no atmosphere or landmarks to judge distance. Just one bad step and you get sucked down by the steep slope to the bottom with no hope of climbing out. In other words...a death sentence.
Brian
Re: Rima Ariadaeus, 34% waxing moon
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 2:46 pm
by turfpit
Brian
I find this feature in Virtual Moon Atlas useful for carrying out daytime planning of what will be available at a future imaging session.
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For example, tonight, around 21:00 I have a chance of Plato down to Eratosthenes along the terminator.
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Dave
Re: Rima Ariadaeus, 34% waxing moon
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 5:03 pm
by Menno555
Nice shot!
And yes, Virtual Moon Atlas simply rocks. The build-in FOV calculator and view is also very useful
Re: Rima Ariadaeus, 34% waxing moon
Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 5:05 pm
by turfpit
Thanks Menno.