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Alpine Valley
Length:
130 km, Width: 8 km; Cleft in floor is the well known challenge of high resolution
imaging to amateurs. Date: 10 Feb, 2003
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 5X Powermate,
F34.5
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Stacking:
12 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Rima Hadley Apollo
15 landing site in 1971 Date: 10 Feb,
2003
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 5X Powermate,
F34.5
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Stacking:
15 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Cassini (Flooded
crater: 56 km ; Cassini A: 17 km)
Italian Astronomer discovered
four of Saturn's satellites and division in Saturn's ring now known as "Cassini
Division" Date: 10 Feb, 2003
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 5X Powermate,
F34.5
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Stacking:
15 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Aristillus (Size:
55km)
Crater with radiating rays with a group of three peaks on
the floor Date: 10 Feb, 2003
Telescope:
10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 5X Powermate,
F34.5
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec
Stacking:
10 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Artistoteles (left) 87
km, terrace-like walls
Eudoxus
(right) 67 km, prominent crater with
a sharp rim
Date:
08 Feb, 2003
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 2.5X Powermate,
F25
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec (no gain)
Stacking:
20frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Schroteri Valley (Kitty on the moon)
The largest Sinuous valley-dleft on the moon, the valley starts 25 km norh of
crater Herodotus. The total length is 200 km!
Aristarchus
(left), 45 km, exceptionally bright crater, visible even in earthshine
Herodotus (right), 35 km, flooded crater
Date:
16 Dec, 2002
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 2.5X Powermate,
F25
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec (no gain)
Stacking:
20frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Sinus Iridum
Bay of Rainbows, crater formation 260 km in diameter
Date:
16 Dec, 2002
Telescope: 10" F6 Newtonian (R.F.
Royce Mirror)
Mount: Vixen New Atlux
Barlow: Televue 2.5X Powermate,
F25
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/25 sec (no gain)
Stacking:
11frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Calvius
225 km, one of the best well known walled plains
Date:
25 Feb, 2002
Telescope: Celestron C14 Schmidt Cassegrain
Mount: Gemini 40 mount
Barlow: nil, F11
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/33 sec (no gain)
Stacking: 4frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Copernicus
93 km in diameter, 3760 m deep. One of the best crater suitable for
observation by amateurs, even with a small telescope. Nicholaus
Copernicus was the polish astronomer and one of the founders of modern astronomy.
Date: 25 Feb, 2002
Telescope:
Celestron C14 Schmidt Cassegrain
Mount: Gemini 40 mount
Barlow: nil, F11
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/33 sec (no gain)
Stacking: 7 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Gassendi
Pierre Gassendi who was the first astronomer to observe the transit
of Mercury across the Dun in 1631. 110 km in diameter. Prominent ringed plain
with numerous clefts hille and central mountains on the floor.
Date: 25 Feb, 2002
Telescope:
Celestron C14 Schmidt Cassegrain
Mount: Gemini 40 mount
Barlow: nil, F11
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/33 sec (no gain)
Stacking: 8frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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Plato
100km,
wall plain. Some craterlets can be seen on it. More than 10 of them can be seen
under excellent seeing condition with high quality telescope.
Date:
25 Feb, 2002
Telescope: Celestron C14 Schmidt Cassegrain
Mount: Gemini 40 mount
Barlow: nil, F11
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Exposure: 1/33 sec (no gain)
Stacking: 7 frames
Processing Software: Registax 1.1, Photoshop 5.0 |
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