| NOTES |
DATE:
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Saturday,
August 25, 2007
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TIME:
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12:07
am EDT
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CAMERA:
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Canon
EOS 300D Digital Rebel |
EXPOSURE:
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1/125
second
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LOCATION:
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Albion
College Observatory
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INSTRUMENT:
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Alvan
Clark 8.25" f/15 Refractor (Built & Installed in 1884)
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PROCESSING:
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Unsharp
masking, levels
and curves adjusted with Adobe Photoshop 7. |
COMMENTS:
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Plato,
named after the Greek philosopher, is the dark walled plain crater
slightly above and left of the center of this image. It measures
101 km (62.8 miles). The long, narrow dark "sea" above Plato is
Mare Frigoris (Sea of Cold). The larger circular "sea" below
Plato is Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains). The mountain range to the
right of Plato is the Montes Alpes, which is divided by 180 km (111.8
miles) long Vallis Alpes.
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