Categories: AstrophotosMoon

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.
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.
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.

To see more information on each image, click on the image to see it on Flickr.

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy has been with Universe Today since 2004. She is the author of a new book on the Apollo program, "Eight Years to the Moon," which shares the stories of 60 engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make landing on the Moon possible. Her first book, "Incredible Stories from Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos" tells the stories of those who work on NASA's robotic missions to explore the Solar System and beyond.

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