Michael Hotka's
Req. #1 - Alphonsus Observation

Observe on Lunar Day (after New Moon): 7 or 20

Lunar Day Seen: 7

Date/Time: 12/12/2021 17:20 Local Time

Location: 1425 Snowberry Lane, Broomfield, CO

Seeing: VG

Transparency: 5

Instrument Used: 8" f/6 Newtonian Telescope

Magnification: 203x

Estimated Lunar Epoch: Nectarian

Actual Lumar Epoch: Nectarian

Reasoning/Description: This has an eroden and broken rim. It is in the highlands with a lava filled floor. Looks newer than Ptolemaeus. It is before Eratosthenian because it has young craters on it.

Sketch (click for larger image)


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