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The large crater Clavius as well as craters Rutherfurd and Porter (crater Blancanus in shadow at bottom left)

The large crater Clavius as well as craters Rutherfurd and Porter (crater Blancanus in shadow at bottom left)

Twilight crescent Moon with Earthshine behind silhouetted clouds

Twilight crescent Moon with Earthshine behind silhouetted clouds

Rima Ariadaeus & Rimae Sosigenes

Rima Ariadaeus & Rimae Sosigenes

Close-up of large wrinkle ridge in the north-west Mare Imbrium (crater at bottom is C. Herschel)

Close-up of large wrinkle ridge in the north-west Mare Imbrium (crater at bottom is C. Herschel)

Mosaic showing the region from craters Lubiniezky & Bullialdus (top right) to the Palus Epidemiarum, including Rimae Hippalus, the lunar dome Kies Pi, Rimae Ramsden & Rima Hesiodus

Mosaic showing the region from craters Lubiniezky & Bullialdus (top right) to the Palus Epidemiarum, including Rimae Hippalus, the lunar dome Kies Pi, Rimae Ramsden & Rima Hesiodus

The rising full Moon showing atmospheric distortions - 9 August 2006

The rising full Moon showing atmospheric distortions - 9 August 2006

The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The lunar dome Kies Pi and the crater Kies

The lunar dome Kies Pi and the crater Kies

The crater Copernicus along with its surrounding ejecta blanket, terraced walls and central peak mountains

The crater Copernicus along with its surrounding ejecta blanket, terraced walls and central peak mountains

Mountains on the limb close to the lunar south pole - 23 February 2016

Mountains on the limb close to the lunar south pole - 23 February 2016

The crater Plato and Rimae Plato along with Mons Pico (bottom left) & Montes Teneriffe (left)

The crater Plato and Rimae Plato along with Mons Pico (bottom left) & Montes Teneriffe (left)

An illustration of how changing lighting conditions affect the observability and appearance of the crater Aristarchus and the Vallis Schröteri

An illustration of how changing lighting conditions affect the observability and appearance of the crater Aristarchus and the Vallis Schröteri

The crescent Moon and Earthshine at twilight

The crescent Moon and Earthshine at twilight

Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) showing numerous wrinkle ridges and the shadow of Promontorium Laplace

Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) showing numerous wrinkle ridges and the shadow of Promontorium Laplace

The region close to the lunar south pole showing the craters Schomberger (below centre), Scott (bottom), Simpelius (centre) and Curtius (top left)

The region close to the lunar south pole showing the craters Schomberger (below centre), Scott (bottom), Simpelius (centre) and Curtius (top left)

Wide-field view of the 28 September 2015 total lunar eclipse

Wide-field view of the 28 September 2015 total lunar eclipse

The Hortensius & Milichius lunar domes

The Hortensius & Milichius lunar domes

The crescent Moon with Earthshine-lit lunar seas and ray ejecta systems

The crescent Moon with Earthshine-lit lunar seas and ray ejecta systems

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Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall) and Rima Birt with crater Thebit at right - 17 March 2016

Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall) and Rima Birt with crater Thebit at right - 17 March 2016

Promontorium Agarum and the crater Condorcet

Promontorium Agarum and the crater Condorcet

Craters (from top) Herschel, Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Alpetragius, Arzachel & Thebit. Also showing Catena Davy (above centre left) and Rupes Recta - 17 March 2016

Craters (from top) Herschel, Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Alpetragius, Arzachel & Thebit. Also showing Catena Davy (above centre left) and Rupes Recta - 17 March 2016

Thin cloud drifting past the Earthshine-lit Moon and bright lunar crescent

Thin cloud drifting past the Earthshine-lit Moon and bright lunar crescent

Close-up of the lunar north pole with craters Gioja, Byrd & Peary - 19:39UT, 17 March 2016

Close-up of the lunar north pole with craters Gioja, Byrd & Peary - 19:39UT, 17 March 2016

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Craters Eudoxus (bottom left), Aristoteles (above centre), Mitchell (centre) and Galle (top right)

Craters Eudoxus (bottom left), Aristoteles (above centre), Mitchell (centre) and Galle (top right)

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Full Moon rise over trees in deep twilight

Full Moon rise over trees in deep twilight

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Craters (along top) Langrenus, Barkla, Kapteyn, La Pérouse & (bottom left) Lamé - 23 February 2016

Craters (along top) Langrenus, Barkla, Kapteyn, La Pérouse & (bottom left) Lamé - 23 February 2016

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Mare Undarum - 24 February 2016, 00:42UT

Mare Undarum - 24 February 2016, 00:42UT

Last rays of sunlight leaving the hills within the crater Gauss - 23/24 February 2016

Last rays of sunlight leaving the hills within the crater Gauss - 23/24 February 2016

The walled plain Grimaldi (high Sun view) with crater Riccioli at left

The walled plain Grimaldi (high Sun view) with crater Riccioli at left

The walled plain Messala (top left) and the craters Geminus & Bernoulli (right)

The walled plain Messala (top left) and the craters Geminus & Bernoulli (right)

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Perigee full Moon, August 2014

Perigee full Moon, August 2014

Crater Tycho's inner ejecta blanket and ray system

Crater Tycho's inner ejecta blanket and ray system

Crater Archimedes and the Montes Archimedes casting shadows

Crater Archimedes and the Montes Archimedes casting shadows

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Crater Plato and the Montes Teneriffe - 17 March 2016

Crater Plato and the Montes Teneriffe - 17 March 2016

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Moonrise over the Mediterranean

Moonrise over the Mediterranean

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Crater Deslandres with smaller craters Hell and Lexell - 17 March 2016

Crater Deslandres with smaller craters Hell and Lexell - 17 March 2016

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Crater Tycho showing terraced walls and central peak mountain(s)

Crater Tycho showing terraced walls and central peak mountain(s)

The eastern ejecta blanket of Copernicus on the terminator and the ghost crater Stadius

The eastern ejecta blanket of Copernicus on the terminator and the ghost crater Stadius

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The Moon (showing Earthshine & an aureole) with Jupiter and the Galilean moons Callisto, Io & Europa - 4 December 2015

The Moon (showing Earthshine & an aureole) with Jupiter and the Galilean moons Callisto, Io & Europa - 4 December 2015

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The spectacular ray system emanating from crater Kepler

The spectacular ray system emanating from crater Kepler

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Crater Endymion plus shadows creeping into Mare Humboldtianum - 23 February 2016, 22:51UT

Crater Endymion plus shadows creeping into Mare Humboldtianum - 23 February 2016, 22:51UT

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Stark shadows within the lunar craters (right to left) Mädler, Theophilus & Cyrillus.

Stark shadows within the lunar craters (right to left) Mädler, Theophilus & Cyrillus.

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Craters Goldschmidt (centre), Anaxagoras (left of centre) & Epigenes (bottom) - 18 February 2016

Craters Goldschmidt (centre), Anaxagoras (left of centre) & Epigenes (bottom) - 18 February 2016

Clavius, Rutherfurd & Blancanus - 17 April 2016

Clavius, Rutherfurd & Blancanus - 17 April 2016

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Moonrise and sunset colours on fields - 30 July 2015

Moonrise and sunset colours on fields - 30 July 2015

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Crater Endymion on the terminator

Crater Endymion on the terminator

The Vallis Alpes - 17 March 2016

The Vallis Alpes - 17 March 2016

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Wide view of the region from the craters Aristoteles & Eudoxus to Agrippa & Triesnecker including the Montes Apenninus, Montes Alpes and the craters Cassini, Aristillus, Archimedes and Autolycus

Wide view of the region from the craters Aristoteles & Eudoxus to Agrippa & Triesnecker including the Montes Apenninus, Montes Alpes and the craters Cassini, Aristillus, Archimedes and Autolycus

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The Mare Crisium with Dorsa Harker and Dorsa Tetyaev just in shadow

The Mare Crisium with Dorsa Harker and Dorsa Tetyaev just in shadow

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The large crater Clavius as well as craters Rutherfurd and Porter (crater Blancanus in shadow at bottom left)
Twilight crescent Moon with Earthshine behind silhouetted clouds
Rima Ariadaeus & Rimae Sosigenes
Close-up of large wrinkle ridge in the north-west Mare Imbrium (crater at bottom is C. Herschel)
Mosaic showing the region from craters Lubiniezky & Bullialdus (top right) to the Palus Epidemiarum, including Rimae Hippalus, the lunar dome Kies Pi, Rimae Ramsden & Rima Hesiodus
The rising full Moon showing atmospheric distortions - 9 August 2006
The delicate purple edge of the Earth's umbral shadow during the September 2015 total lunar eclipse
The lunar dome Kies Pi and the crater Kies
The crater Copernicus along with its surrounding ejecta blanket, terraced walls and central peak mountains
Mountains on the limb close to the lunar south pole - 23 February 2016
The crater Plato and Rimae Plato along with Mons Pico (bottom left) & Montes Teneriffe (left)
An illustration of how changing lighting conditions affect the observability and appearance of the crater Aristarchus and the Vallis Schröteri
The crescent Moon and Earthshine at twilight
Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows) showing numerous wrinkle ridges and the shadow of Promontorium Laplace
The region close to the lunar south pole showing the craters Schomberger (below centre), Scott (bottom), Simpelius (centre) and Curtius (top left)
Wide-field view of the 28 September 2015 total lunar eclipse
The Hortensius & Milichius lunar domes
The crescent Moon with Earthshine-lit lunar seas and ray ejecta systems
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Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall) and Rima Birt with crater Thebit at right - 17 March 2016
Promontorium Agarum and the crater Condorcet
Craters (from top) Herschel, Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Alpetragius, Arzachel & Thebit. Also showing Catena Davy (above centre left) and Rupes Recta - 17 March 2016
Thin cloud drifting past the Earthshine-lit Moon and bright lunar crescent
Close-up of the lunar north pole with craters Gioja, Byrd & Peary - 19:39UT, 17 March 2016
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Craters Eudoxus (bottom left), Aristoteles (above centre), Mitchell (centre) and Galle (top right)
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Full Moon rise over trees in deep twilight
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Craters (along top) Langrenus, Barkla, Kapteyn, La Pérouse & (bottom left) Lamé - 23 February 2016
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Mare Undarum - 24 February 2016, 00:42UT
Last rays of sunlight leaving the hills within the crater Gauss - 23/24 February 2016
The walled plain Grimaldi (high Sun view) with crater Riccioli at left
The walled plain Messala (top left) and the craters Geminus & Bernoulli (right)
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Perigee full Moon, August 2014
Crater Tycho's inner ejecta blanket and ray system
Crater Archimedes and the Montes Archimedes casting shadows
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Crater Plato and the Montes Teneriffe - 17 March 2016
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Moonrise over the Mediterranean
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Crater Deslandres with smaller craters Hell and Lexell - 17 March 2016
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Crater Tycho showing terraced walls and central peak mountain(s)
The eastern ejecta blanket of Copernicus on the terminator and the ghost crater Stadius
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The Moon (showing Earthshine & an aureole) with Jupiter and the Galilean moons Callisto, Io & Europa - 4 December 2015
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The spectacular ray system emanating from crater Kepler
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Crater Endymion plus shadows creeping into Mare Humboldtianum - 23 February 2016, 22:51UT
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Stark shadows within the lunar craters (right to left) Mädler, Theophilus & Cyrillus.
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Craters Goldschmidt (centre), Anaxagoras (left of centre) & Epigenes (bottom) - 18 February 2016
Clavius, Rutherfurd & Blancanus - 17 April 2016
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Moonrise and sunset colours on fields - 30 July 2015
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Crater Endymion on the terminator
The Vallis Alpes - 17 March 2016
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Wide view of the region from the craters Aristoteles & Eudoxus to Agrippa & Triesnecker including the Montes Apenninus, Montes Alpes and the craters Cassini, Aristillus, Archimedes and Autolycus
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The Mare Crisium with Dorsa Harker and Dorsa Tetyaev just in shadow
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