Moon (Hold) – Tycho crater

Moon (Hold) – Tycho crater

Tycho Crater  - Bognár Tamás - Zákány
Tycho Crater – Bognár Tamás – Zákány

Also known as:  Tycho Crater
Date/time: 2013.08.16
Equipment: 235/1280 Dobson – OptiScope
Magnification and filter(s): 50x – 200x
Seeing: 6/10
Transparency: 3/5
Temperature: 28°C
Humidity: –
Wind: –
Location: Zákány, Hungary N46°14′ 59,2″ E16°57′ 15,3″
Observer: Bognár Tamás

Media: Media: white paper (Fabrinio per Artisti) , H, HB, 2B pencil, charcoal, white gel pen, blending stump

Tycho Crater, about 85 kilometers across, is clearly visible on our Moon’s surface. The freshness of the crater and the rays of material radiating from it suggest that this is a young crater; there has been little time to erode it. Tycho Crater appears close to the southern polar region of the Moon. The circular crater is surrounded by a bright ejecta blanket. Rays of ejecta extend across the lunar surface. Courtesy of the Lunar and Planetary Institute.