Vallis Alpes rille

The rille that runs down the centre of the Moon's Alpine Valley has
always eludede me in the past - admittedly, mainly because I keep
forgetting to image it!

The night of the 26th February wasn't particularly ideal with poor
seeing and variable transparency. However, a multipoint process with
Registax has managed to pull a reasonable result out of the frame
stack.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...llis-Alpes.jpg

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Pete
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk

Pete Lawrence wrote:

The rille that runs down the centre of the Moon's Alpine Valley has
always eludede me in the past - admittedly, mainly because I keep
forgetting to image it!

The night of the 26th February wasn't particularly ideal with poor
seeing and variable transparency. However, a multipoint process with
Registax has managed to pull a reasonable result out of the frame
stack.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...llis-Alpes.jpg


Pete,

This is a very good result! As I recall, this rille is only 700 meters
wide and, of course, is a challenging target. Good work!!!

Anthony.

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Pete, Anthony,

Fine, sharp images of a tough object.

Seeing hasn't been good for the past couple of nights but
I still managed (to my surprise) to view the lava flow past
La Hire (tuff), the Hipplaus rilles, Kies pi and the double-crater
Hesiodus A. Good patience prevails over bad seeing.

Ben
90.126 n 35.539

"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message
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The rille that runs down the centre of the Moon's Alpine Valley has
always eludede me in the past - admittedly, mainly because I keep
forgetting to image it!

The night of the 26th February wasn't particularly ideal with poor
seeing and variable transparency. However, a multipoint process with
Registax has managed to pull a reasonable result out of the frame
stack.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...llis-Alpes.jpg


It's rift valley..a spreading center.

On 28 Feb, 23:08, "TMA" wrote:
"Pete Lawrence" wrote in message


The rille that runs down the centre of the Moon's Alpine Valley has
always eludede me in the past - admittedly, mainly because I keep
forgetting to image it!

The night of the 26th February wasn't particularly ideal with poor
seeing and variable transparency. However, a multipoint process with
Registax has managed to pull a reasonable result out of the frame
stack.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/lunar/2...llis-Alpes.jpg

It's rift valley..a spreading center.

Sadly no, it isn't. It appears to be a collapsed lava tube. No
measurable movement since telescopic observations began.
jc

It's rift valley..a spreading center.

Sadly no, it isn't. It appears to be a collapsed lava tube. No
measurable movement since telescopic observations began.
jc


Sadly?? And you are?

"TMA" wrote in news:2rGFh.1201$ka5.506@edtnps90:




It's rift valley..a spreading center.

Sadly no, it isn't. It appears to be a collapsed lava tube. No
measurable movement since telescopic observations began.
jc


Sadly?? And you are?

I guess most amateur astronomers would love to have a slightly more active
moon to look at. I know something like Io would make my day - or should
that be my night - but that would probably be living dangerously.