Montes Apenninus

Here is my first real observation session of the features of our Moon. The moon in this image is 21 days old and the terminator gave me lots to choose from. I choose the Montes Apenninus region for my first study. Although I did not know the name or specifics of this area, it really looked interesting.

By looking at the make up of this area, I had guessed it was a mountain range, and I was correct! According to the Virtual Moon Atlas progam this mounatin range is about 5400m high and is the Southern wall to Mare Imbrium. Mare Imbrum is the Mare north of this Mountain Range and is very flat, and holds my favorite Crater which i named "Jenny" its 'old' name was Plato which is the Northern tip of Mare Imbrium. The large creater to the South is called Copernicus, which I wrote about lower down in my weblog.

Date: 11/4/2004
Time: 12:15 AM
Location: Backyard of 111 Reed
Seeing: Good
Site Conditions: The weather was calm and still, but very cold, almost freezing as the frost built up on the wooden deck, making it slippery.
Eyepiece Used: 9mm
Instrument: Nexstar 114GT with 4330DX