November Waxing Gibbous Moon
An image of Friday night's (24th) waxing gibbous moon. The moon was almost 12 days old and almost 92% illuminated.
The full moon on the 27th November is also known as the Beaver Moon in Native North American culture. It is also known as the Freezing or Frost Moon as a nod to the weather conditions which become prevalent at this time of year.
Imaged with a Skywatcher Esprit 120ED and a ZWO 2600MC. Some nice subtle colours evident which are as a result of the lunar geology. Comparatively Titanium rich areas giving a bluish colour, whilst those areas richer in Iron account for the more brown regions. The radiating ray systems of Copernicus and Tycho craters are well seen.
Thanks for looking!
November Waxing Gibbous Moon
An image of Friday night's (24th) waxing gibbous moon. The moon was almost 12 days old and almost 92% illuminated.
The full moon on the 27th November is also known as the Beaver Moon in Native North American culture. It is also known as the Freezing or Frost Moon as a nod to the weather conditions which become prevalent at this time of year.
Imaged with a Skywatcher Esprit 120ED and a ZWO 2600MC. Some nice subtle colours evident which are as a result of the lunar geology. Comparatively Titanium rich areas giving a bluish colour, whilst those areas richer in Iron account for the more brown regions. The radiating ray systems of Copernicus and Tycho craters are well seen.
Thanks for looking!