A close-up of the moon centred on the large Janssen Crater (199 km). The large crater inside Janssen is Fabricius Crater (78 km) and Metius Crater (87 km) just above it. At six o’clock is a smaller crater sitting on the terraced wall of Jassen: Lockyer Crater (34 km). At the bottom of this photo are two large craters that have their central peak illuminated by sunlight. From left to right: Vlacq Crater (89 km) and Rosenberger Crater (95 km).

Date: July 19, 2011
Location: Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, BC
Optics: 14-inch Meade LX200 on Paramount ME
Camera: 41AF02.AS Imaging Source Camera
Exposure: 32 images aligned, combined, and processed using Images Plus