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13-day old Moon, Joe Shuster

13-day old Moon

13-day old Moon, Joe Shuster

13-day old Moon

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This panel shows the northwest section of the Moon. The right side is an area called Mare Imbrium ("Sea of Showers") and the round, flat section toward the middle top is Sinus Iridium ("Sea of Rainbows"). There are interesting features and craters here, such as a rare crater named for a woman (Caroline Herschel).

In this image, the smallest craters area 2 miles wide. Click the picture to make it larger.

Taken from Salem, MO, on 4/30/2015. Explore Scientific ED127CF telescope, and a QHY5L-II camera (and tons of processing).

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13-day old Moon, Joe Shuster

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