Lunar
Images from W.H.O.
The
moon is a great target for CCD imaging. Here are some of the most famous
formations. Click on the small images to view full sized version:
First
quarter
Tycho
Sinus
Iridum
Aristarchus: 28miles
Apennines:
highest peak 21,000 ft.
Alpine
Valley: A cleft in the Alps - 83 miles long
4miles wide
Copernicus:
56miles
diameter - central peak rises to 2400ft
Rima
Aridaeus: A lunar cleft of 175 miles
Messier A/B: A pair of small craters
with rays from ejecta
Clavius:
142
miles wide contains 90 secondary craters
Davy
Crater Chain: A comet impact site?
Lunar
occultation: Reappearance of Aldebaran
Lunar
eclipse
More high resolution
images here
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Did you spot the deliberate mistake?
Clue: it has to do with the background image
taken with 70mm Ranger and SX CCD