Science at Parramatta High
 The Moon in close-up
All the shots in this series of moon closeups were taken with a 90mm (1250mm f.l.) ETX reflector telescope with a CCD webcam positioned at its prime focus. This yields the approximate equivalent of a 13 metre telephoto lens on a standard 35mm camera!

key to the image

The image below is in the south western region of the moon. The key at left shows where it appears on the moon, as viewed from the southern hemisphere.

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Over a year later, and three days later (lunar age), the rays from Tycho can be seen here.

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