Michael Hotka's
Req. #31 - Cassini Observation

Observe on Lunar Day (after New Moon): 11 or 21

Lunar Day Seen: 12

Date/Time: 11/16/2021 19:28 Local Time

Location: 1425 Snowberry Lane, Broomfield, CO

Seeing: VG

Transparency: 5

Instrument Used: 8" f/6 Newtonian Telescope

Magnification: 203x

Estimated Lunar Epoch: Early Imbrian

Actual Lunar Epoch: Lower Imbrian

Reasoning/Description: Larger basins formed during this era. It is filled with lava so pre-Post Imbrian era. Lots of small, very your craters on Mare lava. And also Duh!

Sketch (click for larger image)

I sketched the original image with the idea of inverting the image to what is seen below to give a truer representation of what I actually saw. Hence, In this origina sketch, I drew the lighter parts of what I saw darker.


 

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