La Doncella de la Luna despierta tras una larga noche lunar 🥰🔭
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A stunning telescopic mosaic showcasing the northwestern region of the Moon's Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains), specifically the Sinus Iridum (Bay of Rainbows). The image highlights the bay's rugged arc, bordered by the Jura Mountains and Cape Laplace, a sunlit cape towering nearly 3,000 meters above the bay's surface. The dark, smooth area is a lava-flooded impact basin, a testament to the Moon's dynamic geological past.

Astronomy Picture from 08/02/2008

The Bay of Rainbows

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080208.html


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#PastelDrawing of the Sun setting over #SinusIridum based on a photo taken by Dave Eagle on 31/07/24. I used #StabiloCarbOthello #PastelPencils on black A4 paper #AstronomySketching #MoonArt #LunarArt #SpaceArt #PastelArt

While the world's space agencies focus on the Lunar South Pole, let's give some love to the Lunar North! The region has some of the most iconic landscapes from #AlpineValley, #Plato, #SinusIridum, #Pythagoras and the rays of #WBond - shot taken last night #astro #moonhour