MAY 30TH - A SOOTY MOON - 58.5%, 8.14 DAYS

[paulastro]

I had a nice evening on the Moon with the SW 120ED, almost spoilt with the number of interesting features that were well placed. Of particular note was the Imbrium/Apennines area, the terminator area from Deslandres to Tycho and the terminator including Maginus, Clavius (just emerging into sunlight) and Moretus  The Dark Mare Deposits in Sinus Aestuum ( south of the Apennines) were particularly striking, sand are some of the most impressive on the Moon.  They always strike me as looking like areas where soot has been strewn across the surface. 

I took a single frame at 10.05 pm using the 120ED, Olympus E-M5 Mk11, 1/320 sec at 400 asa.  I have also made some crops of the same frame to show the areas previously mentioned.