[John W (John Wilkinson)]

Oct 13. While looking at the moon tonight thru binoculars I noticed an area of interest to me was in prime position for imaging. Out with my 10" LX600 scope and on with a Canon 550d camera. The area known as Schroter's Valley is near the bright crater Aristarchus. This valley is a large sinuous rille. It starts at a deep crater known as the Cobra's Head and winds its way through the Aristarchus Plateau for over 160 km. The rille is about 5-10 km wide and a few hundred metres deep. It is believed to have been caused by a river of lava erupting from the Cobras head. Notice the dark diamond shaped Aristarchus Plateau that is covered with a layer of volcanic glass/ash below Aristarchus.
The first image (prime focus) shows the target area, the second image is a closer view (magnified thru an eyepiece). Both images are single exposures.
Thanks for viewing, cheers, John W.