Astrophotos: Closeups of the Lunar Terminator

If you want to see detail on the Moon, usually the best times and places to look are when the Moon is in a crescent phase, and near the terminator. These recent images uploaded to Universe Today’s Flickr page will attest to that! Enjoy the views:

Closeup of the Moon showing Endymion, Atlas and the distant Mare Humboldtianum. Credit and copyright: Danny Robb.
Closeup of the Moon showing Endymion, Atlas and the distant Mare Humboldtianum. Credit and copyright: Danny Robb.
Lunar terminator mosaic, August 26th 2013. Credit and copyright: Russell Bateman.
Lunar terminator mosaic, August 26th 2013. Credit and copyright: Russell Bateman.
64% illuminated waning gibbous Moon on August 26, 2013. Credit and copyright: Themagster3 on Flickr.
64% illuminated waning gibbous Moon on August 26, 2013. Credit and copyright: Themagster3 on Flickr.
Plato to Aristillus to Aristoteles in Color - 8/26/13. Credit and copyright: Fred Locklear.
Plato to Aristillus to Aristoteles in Color – 8/26/13. Credit and copyright: Fred Locklear.
Waning crescent Moon on August 30, 2013. Credit and copyright: Sculptor Lil on Flickr.
Waning crescent Moon on August 30, 2013. Credit and copyright: Sculptor Lil on Flickr.

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2 Replies to “Astrophotos: Closeups of the Lunar Terminator”

  1. Just amazing! Excellent work! Few things inspire as much as the moon. It’s the object always fascinating, always setting man to explore it, always personifying the word Beauty, always playing a special part in the fairy tales, mature writings, poetry and art and above all, always affecting our lives in many ways.

    The shot is superb. Dexterously done!

    DbaiG
    Bolee.com

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