Moon

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About this object

The Moon, Earth’s steadfast companion, has captivated humanity for millennia. Hanging luminous in the night sky, its silvery glow inspires poets, scientists, and dreamers alike. More than just a celestial ornament, the Moon is a geological archive, its surface scarred with craters and seas of frozen lava that whisper secrets of our solar system's turbulent past. It governs the tides, anchors Earth’s axis, and serves as a stepping stone for interstellar ambitions. Whether gazed upon through a telescope or admired with the naked eye, the Moon remains a timeless symbol of wonder, mystery, and the enduring human spirit of exploration.

Designations

PMC Observatory Catalogue

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Observations

1. Several throughout all seasons and Moon cycles.

Photographs

The full Moon in a winter morning in December 2024.

Moon crescent setting onto the horizon early in the evening of January 2nd, 2025.

The Moon and Venus in the finder scope on January 3rd, 2025.

The Waxing Gibbous Moon on January 9th 2025. Clearly visible are the younger craters, here in bright white marks. They are important because their ejecta blankets are as fresh as they were on the day of the impact and have not been disturbed by micrometeorites. Many of these craters have extensive ray systems and in some cases ejecta was flung out for hundreds of kilometers (in Tycho's case 1500 km stretching to the Apollo 17 landing site in the Taurus-Littrow region.) Landing sites for robotic or manned missions can, therefore, be chosen to take advantage of this to maximize the different types of rock available to analyze. You don't have to go to Tycho to see what Tycho is made of. Analysis of the Tycho ray samples brought back by the Apollo 17 crew show Tycho to be around 100 million years old.

Details of the Moon surface through the ASI585MC camera.

First sight of the moon from my location after the Lunar New Year in 2025.

Detailed summer time moon through a 12.5mm LE Planetary lens, took a quick picture with my iPhone 13.