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At last I have a picture of the whole of Mare Frigoris. I also discuss here a possible explanation of this most unusual mare. | ||
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I am adding a new page under the This-and-That page about the constellations. I plan to show pictures of the constellations themselves and describe some of the mythology associated with them. In addition I am adding a page describing the more general background to the myths to try to cover the interrelationships of the Greek gods (which get very confusing!). I have also added a page listing the letters of the Greek Alphabet as these are used in the Bayer designations of the brighter stars. | ||
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A second picture of Saturn for this season. The rings are closing. The new picture is the second one on my Saturn2008 page to which the image on the left will direct you. | ||
| Before taking the picture of Saturn below I focused on the Moon and took a few pictures. As I process them and add them to my Moon pages I will add them to my "Recent Lunar Images" page to which this link will take you. There are three in all. | ||
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I open the 2008-9 season with a picture of Saturn. Saturn is still a long way off but the rings are really closing up now. | ||
| I've added another picture to my collection of Mare Frigoris. This is of the eastern end and (almost?) completes pictures of the whole mare. | ||
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The Sun is at its minimum activity and there have been hardly any spots in the last year or so. I have put together a single page covering 2007 and 2008 with two pictures of spots and two of the partial eclipse of 1st August 2008. | ||
| At last I have pictures of the south-west libration zone. Here is a picture of Mare Orientale during a period of particularly favourable libration. Clicking on the thumbnail will take you to a page of larger pictures showing the Orientale basin and regions to the east. | ||
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The night of the 9th June 2008 combined two rare events. Firstly, the night was clear and, secondly, the libration of the Moon was particularly favourable for the eastern limb. I managed several pictures of the libration zone and a mosaic of it all. As I process these I will put them in my page of latest lunar images to which clicking on the thumbnail will take you. Currently there are FIVE pictures. I've added a picture of Vallis Rheita and a new picture of the Boussingault area |
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I'm not sure why I have not imaged the Beehive Cluster before. Possibly because it is a very large open cluster, three times the size of the full Moon. I used my 135-mm SLR lens to take this picture. The thumbnail is a small part of the whole picture. | ||