Moon

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="13ea11c3.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.petergarbett.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petergarbett.com"><B><IMG SRC="14f64510.png" border=0 width="100" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.petergarbett.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petergarbett.com"><B>Home</B></A></div> <bR> <div> It is now believed that the vast majority of the craters on the Moon were caused by impacts from meteorites. Although this process continues to the present day the bombardment was far heavier in the past when the solar system was still full of debris.</div> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>Moon</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="00758020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f590ec0.jpg" border=0 width="656" height="492" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Hadley Rille</div> <bR> <div> For those familiar with the Apollo 15 landing site, it is <U>just</U> possible to make out the 'South Cluster' of craters</div> <div> visited by the astronauts on the Lunar Rover!</div> <bR> <div> 21.9.08  02:32UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f792e30.jpg" border=0 width="658" height="483" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Aristillus</div> <bR> <div> 21.9.08  01:45UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Colour on the Moon</div> <bR> <div> The following trio of images show the Aristarchus Plateau in colour. The first is in natural unenhanced </div> <div> colour and to my eyes there is a subtle blue tinge around Aristarchus and the main body of the plateau </div> <div> appears slightly mustard. The subsequent two images are the same but with colour progressively </div> <div> enhanced.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d88fe70.jpg" border=0 width="655" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1d98deb0.jpg" border=0 width="653" height="491" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1da8deb0.jpg" border=0 width="653" height="491" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Aristarchus Plateau</div> <bR> <div> 11.10.08   RGB</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R, G and B filters; Baader UV/IR rejection filter.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Orientale multi-ringed impact basin</B></div> <bR> <div> You may be aware that the Moon presents essentially the same 'face' towards us because it spins on its axis</div> <div> with the same time period as it takes to complete one orbit around the Earth. What is less obvious is that</div> <div> the Moon actually displays more than 50% of its surface because of more complicated effects: this is known</div> <div> as<B> libration</B>. In the early hours of 26.6.08 I was lucky enough to catch the Moon displaying a very favourable</div> <div> libration of more than 8 degrees that was in such a direction as to reveal a lot of the spectacular Orientale </div> <div> multi-ringed impact basin. You may be familiar with the famous views from above of this wonderful</div> <div> structure obtained from lunar orbiting spacecraft. As I am familiar with these iconic images from space, </div> <div> I am able to see a 3-D effect when I look at the full resolution version of the image below, with the arcs of</div> <div> the Cordillera, Outer Rook and Inner Rook Mountains poking upwards above the lower plains.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c6dbb60.jpg" border=0 width="731" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Mozaic: 03:38 UT, 03:43 UT, 03:48 UT, 03:55UT. C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection. Seeing 4-5/10. Transparency 9/10.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.petergarbett.com/Orientale" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petergarbett.com/Orientale"><B>Click here</B></A> for full resolution version!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c7dbb60.jpg" border=0 width="731" height="182" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Wider angle view ...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1c892e40.jpg" border=0 width="658" height="228" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Mozaic: 03:03 UT, 03:08 UT, 03:14 UT. C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Favourable libration of Mare Orientale</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f3e8400.jpg" border=0 width="1000" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Few people realise that although the moon shows the same 'face', there are occasions when one is able to see features near</div> <div> the edge rotated slightly into view from the 'far side'. My favourite 'far side' feature to hunt for is Mare Orientale, seen here </div> <div> top centre of this image (dark baslatic lava plains with concentric mountainous rings). Mare Oirentale formed when a huge body</div> <div> collided with the moon in the dim and distant past.</div> <bR> <div> 10.9.09  04:21UT/04:26UT/04:33UT mozaic</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f463680.jpg" border=0 width="1123" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> The above image shows sunrise over part of the same region. The mountain range that cuts across near the top of the image are the Cordilleras, thought to be associated with the gigantic event that created Orientale.</div> <bR> <div> 1.11.09  23:09UT/23:13UT/23:15UT mozaic under rather poor seeing with cloud interfering</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1eb84aa0.jpg" border=0 width="900" height="682" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Plato</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 3.4.09  20:00 - 20:09UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ec9fe70.jpg" border=0 width="671" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Archimedes</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 3.4.09  20:23 - 20:31UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1fa204d0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="589" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Archimedes: a more 'gentile' version!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ee7be70.jpg" border=0 width="635" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Arzachel and Alpetragius</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 3.4.09  20:49 - 20:55UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1efbc0a0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="522" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Alphonsus</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 3.4.09  20:39 - 21:50UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f0bc0b0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="523" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Deslandres</div> <bR> <div> So huge is the battered rim of this crater that I could only capture part of it!</div> <bR> <div> 3.4.09  21:11 - 21:20UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f16cd60.jpg" border=0 width="620" height="470" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1.4.09  21:00 - 21:07UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1f28deb0.jpg" border=0 width="653" height="491" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Apollo 11 landing site</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 1.4.09  20:50 - 20:57UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1fe93f90.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="505" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Hyginus and Ariadaeus Rilles</div> <bR> <div> 12.4.08   20:02 UT</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21292ed0.jpg" border=0 width="658" height="493" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Hyginus and Triesnecker Rilles</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 31.5.09  20:42 - 20:50UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b731710.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="625" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Gutenberg/Gutenberg Rilles</div> <bR> <div> 11.2.08  17:20 - 17:50 UT  half-size mazaic</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1ff88ef0.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="495" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Posidonius</div> <bR> <div> 12.2.08  17:35 UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="200b6490.jpg" border=0 width="438" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Arago Domes</div> <bR> <div> 12.2.08  17:45 UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="202a3390.jpg" border=0 width="419" height="313" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Torricelli</div> <bR> <div> 12.2.08  18:00 UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="20393ec0.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="492" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Lacus Mortis</div> <bR> <div> 12.2.08  18:06 UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20484e30.jpg" border=0 width="644" height="483" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Clavius</div> <bR> <div> 16.2.08</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="205be470.jpg" border=0 width="446" height="327" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Mt Pico et al</div> <bR> <div> 16.2.08</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20693e90.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="489" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Sinus Iridum</B></div> <bR> <div> 16.2.08</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2078eea0.jpg" border=0 width="654" height="490" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Gassendi</div> <bR> <div> 17.2.08</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20886fa0.jpg" border=0 width="646" height="506" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Sunset over Copernicus</div> <bR> <div> C14 @ F27, SKYnyx 2-0M  through R filter with Baader UV/IR cut filter, 5.10.07  05:09 UT.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20976d40.jpg" border=0 width="630" height="468" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Straight Wall to Arzachal</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="20c73db0.jpg" border=0 width="627" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Craterlets between Copernicus and Eratosthenes</div> <bR> <div> 6.12.08  20:56UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1e720530.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="595" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Alpine Valley</div> <bR> <bR> <div> 31.5.09  20:52 - 21:00UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="213a6e00.jpg" border=0 width="678" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Hyginus Rille</div> <bR> <div> 21.9.08  01:31UT</div> <div> C14 @ F27; SKYnyx 2-0M; Trutek R; Baader UV/IR rejection.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1e1e93c0.jpg" border=0 width="233" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> Grimaldi near sunrise</div> <bR> <div> 13.9.08  19:53 UT</div> <div> C14 @ F11; SKYnyx 2-0M</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Total Lunar Eclipse of 3rd March, 2007</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Trebuchet MS" ><A HREF="http://www.petergarbett.com/Eclipse07" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petergarbett.com/Eclipse07"><IMG SRC="19abc580.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A></FONT></div> <div> For more images of the eclipse <A HREF="http://www.petergarbett.com/Eclipse07" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.petergarbett.com/Eclipse07">click here</A> or on above image.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="21574d20.jpg" border=0 width="628" height="466" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Schiller (favourable libration)</div> <bR> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @ F25, Lu075M CCD</div> <div> Baader UV/IR blocker; True technology R filter = 5700 stack</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2117bdc0.jpg" border=0 width="635" height="476" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alfraganus, Taylor and Delamore</B></div> <bR> <div> 10.11.06  05.19 - 05.21 UT</div> <div> 30cm Meade LX200 SCT @F25; Lu075M CCD; Trutek R filter + Baader UV/IR blocker; 3250 stack</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>