Year: 
2013

Sketch © Gerry Smerchanski  I only had time for one sketch and even that was rushed with many details being left out. I did take time to watch the occultation of Beta Capricornus (Dabih) It was quite some time between the disappearance of the first companion and the second as they are separated by some distance. After they disappeared I went to sketching and didn't notice that they had popped out the other side while I was still sketching.

Here's my sketch of the crater Plato that captivated me with that one long thin shadow that stretched right across the smooth floor of the crater. Below Plato, the long shadow of the solitary bright mountain Mons Pico stretched to the terminator. Quite a compelling view.

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