Observation 337
Vallis Alpes, Lunar Feature
| Session: | Looking over the lunar landscape |
| Location: | Franklin Street, Paducah, KY |
| Seeing: | 6 out of 10 |
| Limit Mag: | 4.5 |
| Weather: | Occasional steady images [45°F], light breeze |
Thursday February 21, 2002 01:13 UT
Vallis Alpes lies to the east of the crater Plato and at 54x with the 17mm eyepiece in the 114mm reflector; it appears as a straight, dark lane that runs across the Montes Alpes mountain chain.
