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A Rille Draped Across the Landscape
4.10.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Judging by things I have recently read on the Web, there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about lunar rilles. Different web sites state that the Sirsalis Rille - imaged here...
8” Marvel
3.10.2004 | Лунное фото дня
LPOD features many images that are exquisitely detailed. And most of them are taken with precision mounted 8"-10" APO refractors or 12"-24" inch Schmidt-Cassegrains, commonly with specialty mirrors. These telescopes often cost more than a new car!
Stereo Moon
2.10.2004 | Лунное фото дня
In the early 1900s, stereoviewers very popular parlor entertainments. A handheld stereoscope allowed you to see two images, taken from slightly different angles, and fuse them in your brain to see stereo. Judging by the frequency that stereo images of the full Moon show up on eBay, the Moon was a popular object.
Julius Franz and Mare Orientale
1.10.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Orientale - the mare and the basin - has a long history of independent discovery and community forgetfulness. Schroeter reported his discovery of the Rook and Cordillera mountains in the early 1800s. In 1874, the American geologist Shaler observed these mountains and correctly concluded that they were the rim of a large crater on the far side.
Море Кризисов крупным планом
30.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Один из самых характерных районов на Луне — Море Кризисов, которое изолировано от всех других морей и его можно увидеть даже без бинокля. Море Кризисов, как и Море Влажности, пострадало от ударов глыб космического мусора сравнительно мало и глубокий слой остывшей лавы украшает всего несколько кратеров.
Горы на полюсе Луны
29.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Вся область южного полюса Луны представляет собою драматическую какофонию из кратеров и пиков. Экстремальные ракурсы и весьма пересеченная местность делают эту область весьма трудной для навигации. И все это только для земных наблюдателей, а представьте, какие проблемы по навигации встанут перед старателями по добыче льда в будущем!
Unknown Luna 19
28.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
On September 28, 1971, Luna 19 blasted off and nearly disappeared from history. The mission was successful, after a fashion, but coming after the stunning successes of Apollo 11, 12, 14 & 15, and having only lackluster results, no one seemed to notice this little lunar orbiter.
Petavius Naked!
27.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
When I see images like this I am convinced that Bruno Daversin drives a lunar orbiting spacecraft rather than just a 24" telescope at the Ludiver Planetarium in northern France. Bruno uses...
Sunday, September 26, 2004
26.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Most features on the surface of the Moon are examples of familiar types: impact craters, collapse pits, crater rays, sinuous rilles, tectonic rilles, volcanic domes, etc. But there are a few features that are very unusual and the Gardner Megadome is one.
Trough & Pancake
25.09.2004 | Лунное фото дня
Here is another wonderful image of the Cauchy fault, rilles, domes and crater, to complement the previous low sun view of the western end of this interesting area. This very high resolution image is remarkable for being relatively high sun and yet showing beautifully the low relief domes.