Special Ed
(Post Laureate)
07/05/09 01:52 PM
Re: Crescent Moon in June

Beautiful work, Carlos. I was treated to the same view the first night of Green Bank Star Quest 6. As you know, most folks come to these star parties for DSO observing under dark skies. Some even profess an active dislike for lovely Luna. Yet, as I looked around the observing field, almost every scope and binocular was trained on the Moon as it hovered above the western horizon--a sight too beautiful to resist. The terminator ran through Mare Crisium and Petavius leaving half the mare illuminated and the crater floor dark with the rim and central peaks bright. I happily showed this sight to every passer by.


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