Michael Hotka's
Req. #55 - Apollo 16 Observation
Observe on Lunar Day (after New Moon): 7 or 20
Lunar Day Seen: 7
Date/Time: 12/12/2021 18:06 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 is old. Nectarian
Actual Lumar Epoch: Pre-Imbrian
Reasoning/Description: Landed north of a bright ray and on a tiny ray. There is a small, bright crater very near where they landed. The ray material was of interest to them.
Sketch (click for larger image)
Apollo 16 Landing Site (click for larger image)
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