Combination of 10, 0.02 second images using an H-alpha filter.
SBIG ST-8XE CCD. 16" f/10 schmidt-cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Menelaus is a 27km diameter crater located on the southern rim of Mare Serenitatis. It is named after a 1st century Greek astronomer/mathematician.
The large crater to the left is Plinius, while the large one to the upper right is Manilius.
