Al Paslow Astronomy Collection

Images and events of personal interest.

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When imaging the moon near first quarter last month I wanted to get a good shot of the area of the Sea of Tranquility and the landing spot of Apollo 11. The attached image that I captured on July 24, 2012 show that position. While the site is near the easy to find craters Ritter & Sabine, so that was approximately where I centered the image. The actual landing area is located near some very small obscure craters named "Armstrong, Collins & Aldrin" after the crew of Apollo 11. After checking Virtual Moon Atlas, I believe I have accurately labeled the craters and the approximate landing site where Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landed the "Eagle" on July 20, 1969. The first shot attached I labeled identifying craters and the landing area while the next image has no label and is the same image as I originally captured it. Interestingly the picture was taken with a CPC 1100 telescope and a Chameleon camera in my back yard on July 24, 2012 at 9:14 pm. Exactly 43 years ago to the day when the crew of Apollo 11 returned to earth on July 24, 1969.
A nice moon was watching us.
Dan McKeel captured this image of the crescent moon on Jan 5, 2011. Dan used a digital Canon 300D Rebel camera with a non digital 300mm Pentax Lens telephoto lens becomes 480 mm, 3 sec at F-5.6.
The Appennies, the moon's finest mountain range is the subject of this picture. The craters Aristoteles and Eudoxus are the the largest formations on the top. The Alpine Valley is clearly visible on the left side and a pair of craters within the Cassini crater is next as we move right. Just below center the large craters Aristillus, Autolycus and Archimedes. The shadow of the sharp clefts surrounding Archimedes project on to the floor of the immense crater, which is only partially lit by the sun. The trio of craters form a small arrow pointing to Palus Putredinis and near the landing site of Apollo 15 by Mt Hadley. Image taken with the 10 inch refractor telescope at Mingo Observatory - Al Paslow & Paul Campbell.
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