sketches : Moon : Aristarchus Plateau, 11-23-2004

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The "Rukl" numbers refer to charts in Antonin Rukl's Atlas of the Moon, widely acclaimed by lunar observers as the best lunar atlas for the telescopic observer. Long out of print, the second edition has been recently reissued by Sky Publishing. The "L" numbers refer to the feature's position in the Lunar 100, where applicable. The Lunar 100 is an observing list covering the 100 most significant features on the Moon, ordered by difficulty.

Crater Darwin and Rimae Sirsalis, 05-21-2005

Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel 11-19-2004
Aristarchus Plateau, 11-23-2004
Rukl 18. L 11, 17, 22. One of the more enigmatic formations on the Moon. Schroter's Valley is the largest sinuous rille on the Moon. This is a much larger region than I normally draw, and it is wildly varying terrain — not just craters. Need to practice more on shading.

Crater Darwin and Rimae Sirsalis, 05-21-2005

Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel 11-19-2004

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