It's better to take a photo of the moon when it's not full.
When the moon is full, the sun hits it pretty msh straight on so there are no shadows.
Shadows highlight detail.
1/1600 sec. f/6.3 421mm ISO 617
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Yup, shadows are your friend when photographing the moon, altho a full moon shot will show some interesting detail. These were taken with either an 8 in. or a 13 in reflector with eyepiece projection to a small samsung camera on "auto".
starwatcher-al
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Apr 10, 2020
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fantastic!
Nice photos. Look closely at the craters and many look like hills with the light coming from the opposite direction.
Their all being round suggests that everything hit from directly overhead. Is that probable?
@desertastronomer Route 66. (grin)
@yvilletom There have been tests done that prove that even tho most craters are round the impactors can come from almost any angle. because they come at a very high speed they excavate a round crater.
@desertastronomer which one?
@yvilletom Could be see an as how I live about 5 miles from it.
@starwatcher-al The linear momentum of the impactors disappears?
Does the linear momentum in the Big Bang “disappear” into the angular momentum in galaxies?’
I want to know more about those tests.
There are also many non-round features on planetary surfaces.
@yvilletom I'll see if I can find the article.
@starwatcher-al Thanx. The article says impactors coming at small angles can leave elongated craters. I don’t see any in your photos.
@yvilletom They are rare. I'll check my photos and see if I can find any.
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