Vern’s Weblog

Lunar craters Messier and Messier A, (located near the center of the image of Mare Fecunditatis below) show unique parallel rays streaming to the west (left).  These rays were probably formed by collisions with different objects impacting at very shallow angles of 1 to 5 ° .

Image taken on Aug 1, 2007 at 00:20 MDT with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope and Philips Toucam 840K webcam at cassegrain focus. Sky was clear but hazy, turbulence 5/10, no wind, termperature 74°F, location Louisville, CO.

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