Michael Hotka's
Req. #49 - Tycho Observation
Observe on Lunar Day (after New Moon): 14
Lunar Day Seen: 15
Date/Time: 11/19/2021 19:33 Local Time
Location: 1425 Snowberry Lane, Broomfield, CO
Seeing: G
Transparency: 4
Instrument Used: 8" f/6 Newtonian Telescope
Magnification: 203x
Estimated Lunar Epoch: N/A
Actual Lunar Epoch: Copernician
Reasoning/Description: The rays were spectacular. I really saw the ejecta blanketing the lunar surface. Too bright to see the crater walls.
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. The results below turned out real nice.
Line at top of field of view is the edge of the Moon.
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