Stirling Astronomical Society Gallery

The Moon, captured in the early hours of 1 November, shortly before Third Quarter. Prominent features include Tycho and Clavius, Plato, and the rille Rima Hyginus, near the crater Triesnecker (near the terminator, just above and right of centre). In the upper part of the image the large crater Copernicus casts bright rays across Mare Imbrium, and in the lower part Rupes Recta can be seen next to the three craters Ptolemaus, Alphonsus and Azarchel.