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RE: Aristarchus crater

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Aristarchus crater (bottom) in Oceanus Procellarum captured with a 100mm refractor and Vesta pro webcam. Baader contrast filter + IR-cut filter. + 2x Barlow lens

(Crater Copernicus is just off the image at bottom right)

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Aristarchus crater in Oceanus Procellarum captured with a 4" refractor and Vesta pro webcam.

2X Barlow lens.

Light yellow filter and IR-cut filter

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Aristarchus area of the moon.

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LROC Explores the West Wall of Aristarchus Crater

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), overseen by ASU professor Mark Robinson, has been busy taking high resolution photos of the Moon's surface. Most recently, LROC captured stunning photos of the Moon's enormous Aristarchus crater.
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Aristarchus is a prominent lunar impact crater that lies in the northwest part of the Moon's near side. It is considered the brightest of the large formations on the lunar surface, with an albedo nearly double that of most lunar features. The feature is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, and is dazzling in a large telescope. It is also readily identified when most of the lunar surface is illuminated by earthshine.
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