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Dennis
19-07-2005, 06:37 PM
Hi

Three more images from the weekend of Lunacy!

Details are from Virtual Moon Atlas at http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html an excellent and free Lunar software tool.

PHILOLAUS - Crater
Geological period: Copernician (From -1.1 billions years to present days)

Dimension: 73x73Km; Height: 3400m; Height/Width ratio: 0.0479

Circular formation. Pretty steep slopes supporting Anaximenes G to the North-West, Philolaus C to the
South-West and the large crater Philolaus D to the North-East. High walls in terraces. Flat floor. Two symmetrical and separated mountains.

Longitude: 32.4° West
Latitude: 72.1° North
Quadrant: North-West

Name Origin: Philolaos, a 6th century BC Greek Astronomer and doctor.


GASSENDI - Walled plain
Geological period: Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years)

Dimension: 114x114Km ; Height: 0; Height/Width ratio: 0,0169

Circular formation situated on the North bank of Mare Humorum. Steep slopes to the North gobbled to the South in Mare Humorum and supporting the couple Gassendi A and B to the North. Walls higher to the West and gobbled to the South in Mare Humorum. Very large flat floor covered by Rimae Gassendi. Internal mountainous ring. Double central mountain 1200 m high. Hills craterlets and lines of crest.

Longitude: 39.9° West
Latitude: 17.5° South
Quadrant: South-West
Area: Mare Humorum region

Name Origin: Pierre Gassend (or Gassendi) a 17th century French Philosopher and astronomer.

CLAVIUS - Walled plain
Geological period: Typical Nectarian (From -3.92 billions years to -3.85 billions years)

Dimension: 231x231Km; Height: 0; Height/Width ratio: 0,0204

Damaged circular formation. Steep slopes riddled supporting crater Blancanus to the South-West.
Very high walls ridden by Porter to the North-East Rutherford to the South-East Clavius K to the South-West and Clavius L to the West. Large flat floor with Clavius D C N J & JA on an arc of circle. Numerous craterlets whose a chain to the South-West. Lines of crests.

Position:
Longitude: 14.4° West
Latitude: 58.4° South
Quadrant: South-West
Area: Moon South limb

Name Origin: Christoph Klau (or Christophorus Clavius) a 16th century German Mathematician and astronomer.

Equipment used was my Vixen 4" f9 refractor, TeleVue x5 Powermate and Meade LPI. Due to the image drifting across the filed of view, I was unable to stack more than 20 or 30 images and the seeing was not quite up to the x5 barlow, so the results are a little noisy. The LPI sure is an easy imager to use for objects as bright as the Moon and the capture software is quite useful and competent.

Cheers

Dennis

southern 40
22-07-2005, 12:00 AM
hey Dennis nice shots, like the last one best. thanks for the informative descriptions as well. :2thumbs:

iceman
22-07-2005, 12:52 PM
Really crisp and clean, great shots.

I love gassendi.. well done.