Crater Hainzel

[John K]

Thanks for the previous moon image comments guys. As you can tell I am really putting my scope and webcam on a bit of a moon workout at the moment. The moon is overhead, the ice packs are chilling my mirror close to ambient, and the seeing is way above average for Melbourne.

I had never observed this crater before and it just looked amazing in the laptop screen as I was scanning for targets. Virtual Lunar Atlas describes it as: "Lenghtened formation. Composes a complex formation with Hainzel A and C with identical size. Very steep slopes to the South. High walls crushed to the North-East by Hainzel C and to the North by Hainzel A. Very tormented floor."

100 frames stacked and processed in Registax, LR Decomvolution in Astra Image and mild unsharp masking in Photoshop.

I would say my best image of the moon so far due it it very smooth appearance.

Comments welcome!

John.

[Dennis]

Excellent image John, of a really strange and interesting looking crater.

Cheers

Dennis

[John K]

Thanks Dennis.

This is an amazing object. I have completed some extra sharpening of the original image. The intricacy of the surface especially on the inside and the right hand side of the crater is amazing.

[iceman]

Excellent image John, you had a REALLY good session that night! Well done!

And congrats on LPOD with this picture for the other day!

[John K]

Thanks Mike. It was a great night indeed!
I was very surprised indeed to see it on LPOD! and it was a very informative description of this amazing crater by Chuck Wood (see http://www.lpod.org/?m=20061006)

[Dennis]

Hi John

I somehow missed this on LPOD, so let me add my congratulations and well done on being published on this wonderfully rich lunar resource site. It is also quite an achievement to be published in the company of imagers like Wes Higgins – an extra well done mate!

Cheers

Dennis

[John K]

Thanks Dennis,
I could not have done this without everyone's suggestions over the last 12 months and the information sharing on IIS. It's the best astronomy club anywhere!

John K.