Tuesday 20 September 2011

Endymion

The final image from the latest set moves us back up to the north-east limb of the Moon, close to Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold"). The most prominent features in this region are the craters Endymion, on the edge of the shadow, and Atlas and Hercules to the south:


I really like the depth of this picture and the feeling of something going on beyond the shadow. Here is the labelled version:


Looking back at my posts from the last year I noticed that I haven't included anything other than Moon pictures! Admittedly the Moon is my favourite target but I think it's about time I branched out for a post or two.

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