Brought my Celestron NexStar 6SE out on a camping trip last weekend and pointed it at the moon
Brought my Celestron NexStar 6SE out on a camping trip last weekend and pointed it at the moon
Was out with a bunch of fellow geologists, who all got a kick out of looking at Saturn and the moon. Was only taking pictures with my phone, and so didn't get a good shot of Saturn, but thought this one of the moon was nice.
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Ah, this is probably the right community to ask.
What are those stripes leading to the crater, here in the upper left?
I've noticed them before, but when I try looking it up, I usually only find results for Saturn's moon.
Beautiful picture, op!
Not an expert but I'd guess that is Tycho crater, and the stripes are called its ray system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_system
Interesting, thank you for the reply! Learned something new today. The lines I see span over a quarter or so of the moon, so I'm not fully convinced yet. Absolute massive.