BARROW CRATER LUNAR LIGHT RAY

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THE CRATER BARROW LIGHT RAY WAS IMAGED UNDER VERY POOR SEEING, A "SANTA ANNA WIND" CONDITION WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME

THE IMAGES WERE ALMOST COMPLETLY BLUR THROUGHOUT THE OBSERVING RUN

NOTE THE BANDING IN RAY STRUCTURE.


LUNAR LIGHT RAYS FORM AS THE RESULT OF THE RISING OR SETTING SUN ENTERING A BREAK IN A CRATER WALL,LIGHT THEN FLOODS THE CRATER AT A VERY SHALLOW ANGLE PRODUCING THE PHENOMENA OBSERVED IN THE ABOVE IMAGES.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PHENOMENA FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW.

Lunar Image Gallery - Sunrise/Sunset Light Rays

LUNAR SUNRISE/SUNSET CRATER RAYS Background Information, Predictions Through 2010 and Observation Reports


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