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Monday 22 March 2021

Chiaroscuro

There are a couple of interesting examples of chiaroscuro (contrast effects) on the Moon at first quarter: the Lunar X & Y. dark crater floors and illuminated peaks and rims create the impression of letters of the alphabet. A similar piece of misleading lighting once caused Sir Patrick Moore to believe he'd discovered an artificial bridge on the Moon.



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