August 3, 2012

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Ptolemaeus Sunrise

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Here is a set of views of the Crater Ptolemaeus at the last First Quarter. I used the LTVT to create the oblique views demonstrating the lighting and terrain/curvature of the Moon surrounding the 150-odd km crater. The shadows visible are those captured in the original image at top left.

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Technical Details
Canon EOS 600D, 5x Powermate, 12" SkyWatcher Goto Dobsonian, manually tracked.

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