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bkm2304
22-10-2023, 10:44 AM
Hi all,
A Pic from Friday 20/10/23 showing the feature, Lamont (Dia. 106km), named for German astronomer Johann von Lamont (1805-1879).

Also shown are the piddlingly tiny craters acknowledging the Apollo 11 landing in 1969. Armstrong gets a massive 4km blip while Collins and Aldrin get 2 and 3km respectively. I wonder if the IAU could get any smaller landmarks to commemorate the Giant Leap. The actual landing site is just near the "s" in Collins'name.

Go to Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/119969304@N05/albums/72177720312119929/with/53275651690/) for higher resolution images

ZWO ASI 178MM Camera. Celestron 9.25"CPC.

Approx 2000 frames washed through AutoStakkert then 10% stacked and sharpened in Registax.

h0ughy
22-10-2023, 11:09 AM
great images Richard

Tinderboxsky
22-10-2023, 02:11 PM
Fabulous images, Richard.

Dennis
22-10-2023, 05:35 PM
Very nice, you've also got the landing sites of Apollo 11, Surveyor 5 and Ranger 8 in the FOV.:)

Dennis

bkm2304
28-10-2023, 06:25 PM
Thanks for the comments. It’s a busy part of the moon for spacecraft.