The Alpine Valley


Combination of 20, 0.02 second exposures.
SBIG ST8XE CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope with a 2x barlow lens.

A little to the East of the crater Plato, located in the Lunar Alps, is a deep gorge known as the Alpine Valley. It is readily visible when the Moon is close to first or third quarter.


Combination of 20, 0.02 second exposures.
SBIG ST8XE CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope with a 2x barlow lens.