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<em>image by [mailto:jocelyn.serot@wanadoo.fr Jocelyn Sérot]</em><br /><br />
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Have you had a chance to observe yet this lunation? I did Wednesday night, when it was clear and warm, and <br />
the terminator was a little to the east of where it is in Jocelyn's image. I was trying out a 4.5&quot; Orion [http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Reflector-Telescopes/Orion-StarBlast-45-Astro-Reflector-Telescope/pc/-1/c/1/sc/11/p/9814.uts Starblast]<br />
telescope to see if we should recommend it for schools that want to participate in our [http://selene.cet.edu/?page=moongazers MoonGazers] after <br />
school activities. The telescope is cheap ($199) and has a dobsonian tabletop mount. My view was not quite <br />
as sharp as this but was dramatic with Crisium appearing as a giant smooth patch interrupting the more rugged <br />
terrain to either side. Cleomedes was visible as a smaller version of Crisium, suggesting that the two were the <br />
same kind of feature. With a simple map it would be easy for a beginner to identify Endymion, Langrenus, and <br />
the odd shaped Vendelinus. But the treat was Petavius, whose dark trench was just visible, but I don't think I <br />
would have noticed it if I didn't know it was there. I like the view with this small telescope - it would offer many<br />
opportunities for exploring the lunar surface for many months. And it is a great pick up and go scope for when <br />
threatening clouds, shortness of time, or just laziness preclude setting up a more capable instrument. But in <br />
fact, the Moon is captivating with almost any optical aid from opera glasses to Hubble Space Telescope.<br />
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<em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /><br />
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<strong>Technical Details</strong><br /><br />
Apr 7, 2011, 17h55 to 18h TU. Intes 6&quot; MCT, prime focus, IR-pass filter, DMK 31. Processing: Registax V6 + Gimp. mosaic of 5 images.<br /><br />
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<p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[October 13, 2020|Stars &amp; Moon]] </p><br />
<p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[October 15, 2020|Sweet Rings]] </p><br />
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