Plato and Archimedes on the Terminator

Plato and Archimedes Craters
Plato and Archimedes Craters

Plato and Archimedes lunar craters
Eastbourne, UK
29th August 2013, 01:15 – 03:15 UT. Temperature 13C; seeing Antoniadi III
Meade LX90 8″ Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope with 26mm super Plossl eyepiece, 77x
White and black pastel on Daler Rowney Canford black paper

I was lucky enough that a second consecutive clear night allowed me to study these craters again; this time they were on the terminator and the whole scene looked very dramatic, enhanced by the long deep shadows.

Best regards and clear skies,

Oli Froom

6 thoughts on “Plato and Archimedes on the Terminator”

  1. Oli,

    Excellent sketching of the terminator “slice”, craters and mountains are beautifully captured.

    Frank 🙂

  2. Beautyfull sketch about two splendid craters across the shadow line…Good work!
    Ciao,Giorgio.

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