Messala and Geminus

Subsequently identify lunar structures, especially when we are performing photography with great increase may present some difficulties. This is especially true when the object is only partially visible on the terminator. The answer to the problem is found by considering two factors:

a) Position.

b) His relationship with adjacent structures.

The first case can be partially solved if we capture photos of keeping the Moon in the same position as we are used to seeing on the maps we use to identify the formations. This can be done simply by turning the camera on the viewfinder to let the picture exactly the same position that lies on the maps.

It is also appropriate for the capture note the approximate quadrant of where the photo is being taken.

In the second case, which is the local's relationship with other features known nearby?

Use distance, direction, geometric arrangements such as right angles, triangulation, etc. projecting their positions help to locate the object, and confirmation can be made by observing special features such as; large craters, Central Highlands, structural damage by craters, faults, differences in shade or shape and many other specifics.

The most dramatic views are always to the east, in the area illuminated by the rising sun, near the terminator during the first fourteen days of the lunar cycle, and at the west after passing the full moon during the last 14 days. View or photograph efficiently structures the edges depends on a favorable libration in longitude and latitude or and this will be noticed when appropriate.

I know that the text may seem tedious to colleagues who are years in the hobby, but may serve as a guideline for our younger colleagues who are starting now.

Adaptation and text: Avani Soares

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