Thursday 1 June 2017

Moon 31st May 2017


23:45
West, 255 degrees.
Sunny & warm.

As an experiment, I took this photo using the camera's maximum optical zoom rather than its digital zoom. I've found out that although the picture looks smaller, the definition seems better.

The line that separates the light and shade is called the terminator.

The terminator is very good because it makes shadows that make the surface near it more detailed.

Last night, the terminator was close to the landings of Surveyor 5 (1967), Apollo 11 (1969) and Apollo 16 (1972).

Apollo 16 commander, John Young, flew Gemini and Space Shuttle missions, was the first man to orbit the Moon on his own and has driven the Lunar Roving Vehicle. Poop-poop!



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