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Near the south pole of the waning moon, Gerard ter Horst

Near the south pole of the waning moon

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Near the south pole of the waning moon, Gerard ter Horst

Near the south pole of the waning moon

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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The south pole is visible near the crater Schackleton thanks to the favourable libration.
Only its edge is partly illuminated by the sun.
Near the limb, the 149 km impact crater Drygalsky is observed at the upper right of the pic.
The seeing was excellent.

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Near the south pole of the waning moon, Gerard ter Horst