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eyeinthesky
22-12-2007, 11:21 PM
Would like to ask a question? HAve been given a telescope and have a fantastic view of the moon at the moment but was wondering what the bright glow/light is about 4 oclock on the planet 3/4 from the centre of the planet to its edge. My telescope isn't powerful enough to see what it is. It is certanly very bright. Any clues??
My guess is it's either (the crater) Tycho, Copernicus or Kepler...but I can't see the moon right now due to the cloud.
You got any moon maps?
OK.
Clouds just cleared for a few minutes.
I grabbed the binos and noticed that Aristarchus is also very bright at the moment.
It's a 13-day waxing gibbous moon. So grab some moon maps or some other lunar reference material and check it out:thumbsup:
saberscorpx
23-12-2007, 12:33 PM
A free VMA (Virtual Moon Atlas) download can be found at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualmoon/
Great software for both casual and hardcore lunatics.
SJS
I was out last night enjoying views of the moon with my binos.
What you described sounds like Aristarchus, it was a very bright/tight 'spot' that stood out quite prominently.
What Moon???? :confuse2:
Oh that Moon, I forgot we had one :D
:cloudy:
Cheers
Kirkus
23-12-2007, 01:51 PM
It's funny you ask. I took this photo just last night and being a beginner, I was wondering what that was also.
That bright white spot at the bottom-left, right?
saberscorpx
23-12-2007, 02:12 PM
Aristarchus' extreme brightness also allows it to be seen on the night side of Luna in Earthshine.
Nice catch.
SJS
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