Schröters Valley

[Fraunhoffer]

2020-02-06. A lovely clear night and almost full 11 day moon very high in the sky. I had my best ever view of Schröters valley. 

The rift was clearly illuminated with the surrounding undulations presenting as variations in tone. The area seems to be a trapezoidal shape with the 2 craters on one side (left) and a linear feature on the other (right). 

I used an orange and polarising filter for the first time which helped with the definition of the features.

 

Edited February 7, 2020 by Fraunhoffer

[CraigT82]

Nice work. I agree that the plateau surrounding Aristarchus looks surprisingly square ish. 

[Stu]

Lovely sketch. Was looking at the same area myself last night, very well placed and looked great.

[mikeDnight]

That's a nice observation, and the subtle detail youve depicted in Aristarchus itself is worthy of a sketch all on its own. A pleasure to look at! 

[Mike JW]

You have captured the essence of this fabulous area. I had to draw myself away from this area at the time you were sketching it. It was looking superb but I wanted to study elsewhere. Mike