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Post by howie1 on Aug 9, 2019 22:11:19 GMT
Was cleaning storage space on my Samsung S6 and when I saw my Moon image from May 2018 I was surprised to see I had captured the "famous" (?) Lunar X and Lunar V. I originally posted the image in a thread on AVF way back on May23 2018 about how good these smartphone cameras are getting. It was to demonstrate a handheld shot through an EP on my old Nexstar 6SE just before I was selling it. That thread was ... linkThe image is below. Google Lunar X and Lunar V to find it is a ... "clair-obscur effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter 'X' on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters. ... Near to the X, the Lunar V is also visible, formed by Ukert crater and several other small craters." Other searches say it only occurs on the first quarter waxing Moon, and only lasts a few minutes .... so I totally fluked the right time to take that shot back in 2018! To save you going to that original thread from 2018, here's the photo I took back then and under that I've marked the Lunar X and V in case you cannot spot it.
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Post by Dragon Man on Aug 10, 2019 14:51:47 GMT
Woo-Hoooooooooo!!!! Excellent shooting Howie You got them right at the best time.
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Post by ChrisV on Aug 17, 2019 6:56:54 GMT
That's pretty cool Howie
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