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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