The #EyesOfClavius #ClairObscurEffect at 16:58UT 6th Feb '25. Taken from Oxfordshire, UK with a #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, #Celestron 3x Barlow & #ASI120MC camera. Best 50% of a 1,000 frame video #LunarPhotography #LunarCraters

My 2025 #LunarX + other popular #ClairObscurEffect times blog has just been published. It contains a PDF download link + link to my accompanying YouTube video. Feel free to share these links with your astro society, friends/family!
https://marysastronomyblogs.blogspot.com/2025/01/popular-clair-obscur-effects-times-for.html

#PromontoriumHeraclides AKA #CassinisMoonMaiden 20:58 UT 01/05/23. This #promontory was depicted by #Cassini with a lady's head + hair & it's thought to represent Geneviève de Laistre whom Cassini married in 1673. 70mm refractor, 3x Barlow + ASI120MC #ClairObscurEffect

Last night I published my 2023 #ClairObscurEffect blog showing the times the #LunarX, #LunarV, #FaceInAlbategnius + #EyesOfClavius are visible. My accompanying You Tube video is now live as well; check it out here: https://youtu.be/eVUPQip3nb4 #LunarObserving #LightAndShade