Lunar Mountains 26th Of September 2009

[seanliddelow]

Can anyone help me identify these mountains? This image was taken with a 4MP Olympus Camedia D-545 Zoom digital camera with a 10mm EP and a 305mm (12") Skywatcher Collapsible Dobsonian. Its shows nicely the shadows and helps to show the altitude of the various mountains. In the top-right of the image there appears to be a fracture zone in a chain of small mountains. The seeing was roughly 5-7/10. This image was taken during twilight.

Sean Liddelow

[RichardJ]

I think they are Montes Caucasus (Caucasus Mountains). Please see
http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Montes+Caucasus

regards,

RichardJ

[WadeH]

Hi Sean,

Nice pic. The mountains are the Caucasus, lower right with the Apennines in the shadow upper left.
The main craters are: lower R/H Aristoteles, L/H Eudoxus and the smaller clear crater in the centre of the Caucasus is Calippus.
Also you have the Alpine Valley centre right.

Again nicely done!:thumbsup:

[seanliddelow]

I could have had better seeing but Im overall happy with the image.

[Spanrz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKbWjdkf_H4