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  • Stargazing News - September 14th, 2024

    From CJ@954:895/61 to All on Friday, September 13, 2024 06:10:48
    Saturday, September 14, 2024

    The Aristarchus Plateau (all night)

    Three prominent craters break up the expanse of Oceanus Procellarum, the widespread dark region on the moon's left-hand side. Large Copernicus is the easternmost of the craters. Its extensive, ragged ray system intermingles
    with that of the smaller crater Kepler to its southwest. The very bright
    crater Aristarchus positioned northwest of them occupies the southeastern corner of a diamond-shaped plateau that is one of the most colorful regions
    on the moon. NASA orbiters have detected high levels of radioactive radon there. Use a telescope and high magnification to view features like the
    large, sinuous rille named Vallis Schroteri. Its snake-like form begins
    between Aristarchus and next-door Herodotus and meanders across the plateau.

    (Data Courtesy of Starry Night)
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