Moon 9th July 2017

22:30

More or less a full moon. Looks like a low sun in the first photo - a bit like my old profile picture!

Distance 250,388 miles.
Full moon phase.
135 degrees S compass point.

Moon 6th July 2017

22:20

Big contrast to the 5th.

Scary clouds moving fast around the Moon.

It looks like smog to me!

 

Moon 5th July 2017

Early evening. Looks nice with the clouds.

Moon 4th July 2017

22:06

Great terminator that shows off the Sinus Iridum (Latin for "Bay of Rainbows") in the top left. It's a plain formed from the remains of a large impact crater. What's exciting is just south west is the landing site of Lunokhod 1. Russian landings are exciting because they were really the space pioneers.

The Luna 17 spacecraft carried Lunokhod 1 to the Moon in 1970 - landing on the Moon in the Sea of Rains. Lunokhod means "moon walker" in Russian and it was the first remote-controlled robot "rover".

It had 180 watts of power and would run during the day when the sunlight could charge its batteries then hibernated at night!

Moon 3rd July 2017

22:30.
I had to be quick with this photo because the clouds were moving.

Moon 2nd July 2017 Jupiter

22:05

Late night so some really good detail; look at the craters at the Southern pole.

In the second photo, there is a really good view of the Moon behind the clouds and Jupiter in clear sky.

Moon 2nd July 2017

18:50

Very bright early evening so not good for seeing detail on the moon but it looks lovely in the sky with some clouds around it.