Lunar test for those who are in the know.

[Muddy Diver]

Excited as I was to use my neximage gear for the first time, I focussed, recorded but completely forgot to check exactly where i was looking. :doh:
So my challenge for you lunar boffs is to decide what I have photographed here.

The prize??? Much credibility from your piers in this forum!

Date of recording 18th Feb, Time around 23.30, place South of Sydney

Have tried Virtual moon but could not find anything which looked like these fairly recognisable craters.

Barry

[ving]

craters sir! you have mass craterage! :P

what processing have you done to the image, looks savagely unsharped.

nice one tho. :)

[Muddy Diver]

Yeah, it's a busy area isnt it. Thats what attracted me but would love to know names. I feel sure these craters will be well known. I kind of overdid the processing as it brought out more details of the internals of the craters. I'm fascinated by the pinnacle mountains in the centres!:confuse2:

[[1ponders]]

Muddy, can you check the exact time on the avie you took. Also did you use a barlow at the time.

I'm trying virtual moon and I'm having the same problem.???? Even half an hour will make a bit difference

[Volans]

G'day Muddy,

By the looks of it you have imaged the exact same spot on the Moon as Mike!! Check out his thread http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=7853
Post #5 in that thread is by Vermin and he identified them. Go to Virtual Moon and type in either name (Hommel or Pitiscus) and then zoom in on that area and you will find it matches both your image and Mike's!!

Amazing..:lol: ..you both image the same obscure craters!!

Peter.

[Dennis]

The big fella with a couple of smaller craters breaking the rim is Hommet. The one with the prominent central peak is Pitiscus.

If anyone has Rukl, Plate 75 shows them.

Your (very nice) image matches VMA for 17th Feb at 22:00; on the 18th at 23:30 they appear in shadow as seen from VMA as set for Brisbane.

Cheers

Dennis

[Muddy Diver]

HALF AN HOUR PAUL! :scared2: Sorry guys I gave you the wrong time (gee i must have been tired) this AVI was my morning effort 05.30 on the 18th Feb. Even more respect from your piers (Namely me) if you dont get upset!:doh: Yup 2 x Barlow, although following some advice I'm going to try tonight and drop the lens as my Jupiter of the same morning may be over magnified.

Thanks Volans, what a coincidence, Mikes is a cut above mine though and considering he captured this with no tracking too....I've a way to go i think. Cheers Dennis

[[1ponders]]

If you're anything like me Muddy, as you get to image the moon more and more you will become amazed at how different a feature will look even after only 15 minutes. Imaging the moon is great. No matter how you try it seems almost impossible to capture a feature with the same shadowing and contrast as a previous shot.

[matt]

Very true Paul.

The Moon is such a wonderful object and as you've rightly pointed out, something of a pleasant surprise.

It's weird to think it's only six months since I took my first astropix and like most people starting out the Moon was my target. I've loved the moon all my life but once it became an object in a scope and then later in a webcam, well....

The thing with the Moon for me, is to plan my viewing. I started out all over the place. That was great for a beginning but now I'm more methodical. I try to plan my lunar viewing. The more attention I pay to detail, the more detail captures my attention. And there are so many destinations on the Moon:)