Moon Morphology

I was a conference all day on the topic of "Moon Morphology" which is the study of how the Moon and features of the moon were formed, including craters, mountains, rilles and mare, among other features. Some of the top scientists and authors gave talks about observing the moon, and the history and structure of the moon. So much wonderful information, and so inspiring. I can't wait for the moon to appear again - it is nearly new moon now, which means the moon is not visible for another week or so. One of the speakers wanted a photograph of the group of presenters, but the candid photographs I did indoors had terrible lighting to they all agreed to come outside for a posed portrait. That white structure in the background is a one of a kind - it is a concrete housing with a telescope at one end, Built in 1910, and during the cold Vermont winters, one can observe the stars from inside the structure without freezing to death. A brilliant design, and one-of-a-kind telescope, which was owned by a man who was at one time the governor of Vermont.