Full Moon Pictures - Moon Features Labeled
Mirror and Normal Orientation
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Hatfield (Mirror Image) Labels	Rukl (Normal) Labels	Big Moon - just after full, 11/27/04 1/200 sec, Takahashi TOA130 f7.7, fl=1000mm, Nikon D100, cropped, camera resolution
"The Straight Wall" or Rupes Recta 8 day 16 hr old Moon 2/20/2002   Hatfield (mirror) orientation	Labeled Features for Rupes Recta 110 km long, 240-300m high See more notes below.	Moon 4.6 days old.
Above: 7 day old moon features labeled	. Moon age: 7 days 19 hours.  Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall) is barely visible in the middle.	8 day old Moon labeled
11 day old moon labels	Gassendi, M Humorum Doppelmayer area.  (11 day old moon)	Annotated 13 days 14 hr. Moon.

Rupes Recta - Straight Wall -  Rupes are fault scarps, where tectonic action took place.  This particular example is easy to see in just about any telescope.  Look for it when the moon is 8-9 days old.  It's located east of Birt in the eastern Mare Nubium.  It runs for 130 km, rising about 240-300 meters high.  It's just a moderate slope rather than a steep drop as it might appear.

Mirror Reversed Moon Maps:  I've always had trouble orienting myself when observing the moon.  My telescope shows a mirror reversed field, and most maps aren't drawn this way.  This page has some reversed images, with labels that help you get oriented when viewing.

Equipment Notes: Takahashi telescopes, Olympus C4040 digicam and Nikon D100 DSLR cameras, Losamandy GM8 and G11 mounts.

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