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Images of the moon.
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The above image was taken on the morning of March 1, 1997, using the Observatory's 6" refracting telescope operating at f/7. The exposure was 0.001 seconds on Kodak Royal Gold 400 negative film. The image was scanned, croped and slightly enhanced using Adove Phoitoshop 3.0.
There was an occultation of the star Spica on the night of April 14/15,1995 that was recorded with the telescopes and cameras of the Student Observatory. The ooccultation was followed by a partial lunar eclipse.
The following images were taken on the evening of December 15/16, 1994, using the Observatory's 12.5" Wiley Cassegrain telescope operating at f/16. All exposures were 0.02 seconds with a SBIG ST-6 camera and a broadband red filter. All images are south up.
Left: The crater Copernicus on 12/16/94 at 01:20:51 UT.
Right: The crater Kepler at 01:16:53 UT on 12/16/94. These fields overlap.
The crater Tycho on 12/16/94 at 01:03:49 UT.
The Sinus Roris region in the northern lunar hemisphere on 12/16/94 at 00:59:27 UT. Sinus Iridium and the Imbrium Basin are towards the top.
The following images were taken on the evening of February 9/10, 1995, using the Observatory's 12.5" Wiley Cassegrain telescope operating at f/16. All exposures were 0.02 seconds with a SBIG ST-6 camera and a broadband red filter. All images are south up.
The crater Copernicus on 02/10/94 at 02:15:18 UT.
The crater Clavius on 02/10/94 at 02:29:34 UT. The crater Tycho is visible below Clavius.
The crater Plato on 02/10/94 at 02:55:26 UT.
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