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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