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Before and After
19.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of amateur astronomers use digital cameras to image the Moon. Chris Graham has done this with a standard 5 telescope and a Canon Powershot camera and achieved relative success (left) an image that is reasonably sharp and shows all the main craters.
The Lunar Crater Wood
18.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
At 43 degrees N, 121 degrees W, on the lunar farside, the 78 km wide crater Wood sits on the rim of Landau. Wood is an older crater, lacking the brightness of a recent impact, and the northwestern rim has a broad area of collapse, perhaps caused by a more recent crater.
Collapsing Mountain?
17.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Stephen Keenes image of the Hippalus Arcs is one of my all-time favorite lunar photos. The focus of attention of both Stephens previous LPOD image and todays excellent one by Mike Wirths...
Ridgeback Crater
16.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Strange craters attract attention because they have a more complex history than conventional craters. For such odd craters something happened in the impact process or in later modifications to impart weirdness. Heraclitus qualifies as a strange crater.
Back to the Pole
15.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
The European Space Agency has re-released a Smart-1 image of the Moon. The Dec 29 image (above) and a new one from Jan 19 show the North Polar region. The images are meant to help identify regions of eternal light for consideration as possible future base locations.
Boo! (Really Bu!)
14.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Abulfeda is not a scary crater, unless perhaps you were standing on its west rim crest looking down a 30 degree slope to its floor 3 km below. Dont stand too close to the edge! With a diameter of 62 km, the newly-formed Abulfeda probably looked like nearby Werner, with terraces and central peak.
Righteous Recti
13.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
The Straight Wall is one of the most widely imaged features on the Moon, but every once and a while yet another image shows us something new. Zac Pujics view documents things we know and a little bit more.
Salt & Pepper, Reality or Not
11.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
All too often critical astronomical observations are spoiled by untimely clouds. That happened on April 8 in south Florida when John Biondo was trying to image the partial (40%) eclipse of the Sun. Not having a solar filter he was happy to use the clouds as a filter, capturing this evocative image.
Collision Coming!
10.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Peter writes, LPOD shows images of the wounds which were inflicted on the moon over it's long life. It must have been an awesome sight to see an asteroid make it's final approach to the Moon, where it's long journey will come to an end. No human ever witnessed it.
Dual Eclipses
9.04.2005 | Lunnoe foto dnya
Living in Nicaragua, the solar eclipse of April 8 should be glorious, with about 90% of the Sun covered by our favorite celestial body. However, my telescope (along with all our other household goods and car) remains in Nicaraguan customs as weeks of delay continue.