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Old 22-10-2023, 10:44 AM
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Lamont and the Apollo 11 Crew

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.

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ZWO ASI 178MM Camera. Celestron 9.25"CPC.

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