[AZ-Observing] Re: Hipparchus Shadow

2200 hrs:

The X is still there, having gotten even more prominent. It's visible in the
binocs, looks like a tictactoe game in progress.

As:

X
    O
         O

Jack

> Sunday 2100 hrs:
> Seeing a large shadow on the floor of Hipparchus and Albategnius split
into
> three sections near the terminator in the 20x80 binocs, I checked with the
> 6" to see what was going on there. The shadow is a large dark area of
> unevenness on the floor, but is not as noticeable in the scope. To the
south
> near prominent craters Werner and Aliacensus is large bright white X just
> into the dark side, making an X O O pattern with the two craters. I
believe
> this is the intersection of the high walls of Purbach and Regiomontanus
just
> coming into sunlight. Beautifully strange.
>
> Jack Jones
> Saguaro Astronomy Club
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> Phoenix AZ
> spicastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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