Katie’s Observing Log
Good morning. It is November 16, and as we speak we’re wanting very near residence, at our nearest celestial neighbor.
This strip of the Moon showcases the huge Mare Imbrium lava plain—it is the massive semi-circle that dominates a lot of the picture. Astronomers and planetary scientists consider this function fashioned when a proto-planet struck the Moon about 3.9 billion years in the past.
One other placing function of this {photograph} is the massive Plato crater close to the highest. It has a diameter of 101 km, and in the event you look intently, you’ll be able to see the lengthy shadows forged by the mountainous terrain on the jap rim of the crater. Would not these peaks be enjoyable to scale?
The {photograph} was submitted by Katie from Katie’s Observing Log, and she or he captured this picture with a Celestron NexStar 8-inch telescope.
“I set it up in my driveway on October twenty second,” Katie advised me. “We’re suburban with numerous mild air pollution, however the Moon and planets are so vibrant that you do not have to fret about mild air pollution with them. I used to be planning on imaging Jupiter, however I had modified out some elements of the imaging setup so focus was method off. I pointed it on the Moon since that is concerning the best factor to give attention to while you’re method off. It occurred to land on an attention-grabbing space.”
Generally serendipitous astronomy is the perfect sort of astronomy.
Supply: Katie’s Observing Log.
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