Lunar Mountains 26th Of September 2009

seanliddelow (Sean) · #1 10-10-2009, 12:05 AM

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 (Richard) · #2 10-10-2009, 10:20 AM

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

regards,

RichardJ

WadeH (Wade) · #3 10-10-2009, 02:15 PM

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!

seanliddelow (Sean) · #4 10-10-2009, 07:03 PM

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

Spanrz (Brett) · #5 13-10-2009, 12:23 AM

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