PaulG Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Last time I captured this feature was 29th of Feb 2012. I have been looking at this feature for over an hour, it's amazing how it changes in such a short space of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's a cracker Paul, and very clear. (About 1/4 the way up from the bottom on the terminator for those who can't see it yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 You know in all the years Ive been viewing lunar I have never caught it yet, i must try harder. Nice one Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawson Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Yes, well captured. How many hours/days is it usually visible for? Jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's nice. Never seen it before. I was out on Thursday night watching the sun rise over the rim of one feature on the moon for about 3 hours. Just watching it start as a tiny point of light slowly getting bigger curling round to form the whole lip of the rim. Very enjoyable to watch, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I hadn't even heard of it before. You learn something new everyday! Great image. Wiki link for others like me who didn't know what it was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulG Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thank you all for the kind comments. That's a cracker Paul, and very clear. (About 1/4 the way up from the bottom on the terminator for those who can't see it yet.) Thank you Martyn for pointing the feature out, I completely over looked this. Yes, well captured. How many hours/days is it usually visible for?Jd The feature is normally visible around the time of first quarter moon. I first spotted it at around 18.45 and the photo was taken at 20.18, i continued watching it until 21.10. According to Pete Lawrence, the feature is visible for around 4.5 hours. That's nice. Never seen it before. I was out on Thursday night watching the sun rise over the rim of one feature on the moon for about 3 hours. Just watching it start as a tiny point of light slowly getting bigger curling round to form the whole lip of the rim. Very enjoyable to watch, That's the most fascinating thing to watch is the shadows that are cast over features of the moon and how they change over a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toymaster Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 When I first saw the post I had no idea what it was all about and I was wondering what had changed Now I know..... Not a change but an X (Guess I should have taken more notice of the title) Good catch Paul. Ade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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