The Moon is of course Earths only satellite and it is surprising to know that the moon is the 5th largest satellite in the Solar System. The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 km, a little more than a quarter that of the Earth. This image was taken using a 10mm eyepiece during the waxing crescent phase on the evening of November 3rd, 2008. In future notes, I will attempt to photograph and record more data pertaining to surface detail including craters and plains.
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