Ray Palmer - The Waxing Crescent

The Waxing Crescent

Captured by Ray Palmer

Mare Serenitatis or The Sea of Serenity (Dark Circular Region Toward the Top)

Next to the Sea of Serenity; Mountain ranges -
The Apennines and The Caucasus.

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Image Specifications

Exposure 1 second
Scope Meade LX-50 8inch
GuideScope N/A
Focal Ratio F10
Film Kodak Chrome Elite 200
Autoguided N/A
Camera Olympus OM-1

Golden Grove Astronomical Observing Facility

Western Australia

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NCAG Observer 55 - 01.10.2008 - 06:02

Isn't this picture a mirror image? In a waxing moon, the Sea of Serenity is right of the terminator.


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