This image of the Moon's surface was taken with the 20 inch telescope, using no filters, on 10 June 2008.

The image shows the mountainous regions of Montes Caucasus (on the left hand side) and Montes Alpes (on the bottom right) still partly shadowed.

On the right it is possible to see a long valley, deep in the shadows. This tremendous gorge is known as Vallis Alpes and is nearly 180 km long. This feature was caused by a sudden cracking and shifting of the surface, which could also be linked to the massive impact that caused the neighbouring Mare Imbrium, - a huge 1300 km wide crater, now filled with solid lava.

This final image is the result of 500 single images each exposed for 0.01 second.

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