220909 Full Moon

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with Apollo landing site

ASTRO:
     type=Planetary; Lunar
     mag= -12.5 (appx. when full)
     const=(varies)
     distance=239 kmi
     size=1,080 mi
IMAGE:
     Moon illum=99% Full
     exposure=DSLR OSC: 52x(1/250th)s, ISO1600
EQUIPMENT:
     camera=Nikon D90 (stk)
     optics=ES102 w1.73x Prj(24mmEP), FL1238mm, f/12.1
     filter=0.6ND
     mount=Celestron AVX
     guider=Orion 60x240mm, ASi224MC
SOFTWARE:
     acquisition=(manual)
     processing=PIPP, PhotoshopCC, LrC

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. At about one-quarter the diameter of Earth (comparable to the width of Australia), it is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System, and the largest satellite relative to its prime planet within the Solar System, and larger than any known dwarf planet (including Pluto).  It lacks any significant atmosphere, hydrosphere, or magnetic field.  Its surface gravity is about one-sixth that of Earth.  Jupiter's moon Io ("EYE-oh") is the only satellite in the Solar System known to have a higher surface gravity and density.