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Mare Orientale visible at the moment..., ...and spotted and photographed from Kendal this morning
Stu
post Dec 5 2012, 01:52 PM
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Managed to spot and photograph Mare Orientale this morning from Kendal... must have been -4 or -5 deg C but worth it smile.gif

http://cumbriansky.wordpress.com/2012/12/0...ientale-spotted


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Phil Stooke
post Sep 24 2021, 05:41 PM
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Good point. I was thinking only of the albedo markings, but actually as the terminator passed over the basin I think it is quite possible hat the circular arrangement of major scarps and mountain rings might be glimpsed.

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- Stu   Mare Orientale visible at the moment...   Dec 5 2012, 01:52 PM
- - bkellysky   I finally found my Mare Orientale photos. Back in ...   Mar 28 2013, 04:46 PM
|- - DFinfrock   Stu, I really loved your blog post. This part was...   Apr 2 2013, 02:11 AM
|- - Chmee   QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Apr 1 2013, 09:11 PM) ...   Apr 2 2013, 04:33 PM
- - Ian R   If the 'Eastern Sea' were visible from Ear...   Apr 2 2013, 07:05 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Without a telescope it would only look like a dot,...   Apr 2 2013, 08:04 PM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Apr 2 2013, 03:04 PM...   Apr 2 2013, 09:57 PM
- - bkellysky   Coming up on another good opportunity for viewing ...   Jul 7 2020, 02:52 PM
|- - john_s   Thanks for the link to the original 1962 Hartmann ...   Jul 7 2020, 06:23 PM
- - bkellysky   A favorable tilt of the Moon toward Earth to see t...   Sep 23 2021, 08:52 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Good point. I was thinking only of the albedo mar...   Sep 24 2021, 05:41 PM

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