10 1/2 day old moon

[jjjnettie]

At the top left is Sinus Iridum with the sun reflecting on its Jura Mts. Starting at Plato, you can follow the curve of Mare Imbrium past the Alps and Appennine mountains finishing with Eratosthenes crater. Copernicus with its terraced walls and ejecta striations is next to the Carpathian Mts which are half obscured by the Terminator.

The photo was taken with the Canon Powershot, handheld, afocal, using a 2" 26mm GSO ep and 2x barlow.

[ballaratdragons]

That is great Jeanette! So clear!!!

And you can just make out the colours of the different minerals on the surface.

Nicely done :thumbsup:

[astro_south]

Great Jeanette

Love the peaks undergoing sunrise and 'floating disconnected' in the shadows.

[CoombellKid]

Very Nice!!! jjjnettie

Must of had a nice steady hand to grab that one, well done!

regards,CS

[jjjnettie]

I've got to agree with you there about the floating mountains. That was what I wanted to capture.
One of my New Years Resolutions is to learn more about the features of the Moon. It's up in the sky more often than not, so I've reposted the pic with labels.

[leon]

Nice one JJJ, nice clear image, well done

Cheers Leon

[ving]

great one jeanette! thats lovely and sharp! :)

[jjjnettie]

FYI
Shooting mode Manual
Shutter Speed 1/320
Apeture Value 3.5
ISO speed 200
Focal length 6.2
White Balance Daylight

[h0ughy]

Nice one JJJ, we have had cloudy weather

[GrahamL]

Whats the crater at the top of frame JJJ ?, with the two smaller ones pointing at it ..the shadows made it look like a prominance the other
night it was just so floating off the surface

great pic :)

[jjjnettie]

Sorry Graham, you'll have to more specific.
Thanks, You should have seen the 9.75mb version, so much more detail.