Michael Hotka's
Req. #51 - Apollo 11 Area Observation
Observe on Lunar Day (after New Moon): 5 or 18
Lunar Day Seen: 18
Date/Time: 11/22/2021 22:09 Local Time
Location: 1425 Snowberry Lane, Broomfield, CO
Seeing: VG
Transparency: 5
Instrument Used: 8" f/6 Newtonian Telescope
Magnification: 203x
Estimated Lunar Epoch: Area Pre-Nectarian
Actual Lunar Epoch: Pre-Nectarian
Reasoning/Description: Maria where they landed looks craterless. Ritter and Sabin older than Post Imbrian Epoch. Maybe ejecta where they landed they wanted to get samples from. Definitely looks like a safe place to land thru my telescope.
Sketch (click for larger image)
Apollo 11 Landing Site (click for larger image)
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