The northern part of the Moon. Craters through a telescope. J. Herschel.

In the images we see a part of the Mare Frigoris on the bottom of the pictures, large craters as J. Herschel (156 km), Pythagoras and South, and small craters which are looking like pearls. The majority are satellite craters.

South crater (104 km), is a vague memory of an impact that formed it. Only its northern rim remained visible. On its floor are scattered very small craters.

J. Herschel is similar to South but has no walls missing, although it shows that had greatly suffered.

One of the craters that I love to watch on the northern Moon is Pythagoras, for its oval shape as seen from Earth because it is located on the edge of the lunar disk, but also for interior terraces and peaks in its center, features that make it a special crater when seen through an astronomical telescope.

In the picture below are labeled craters and other lunar features in the region. To better understand this photo, you should note that the label with the name or the letter of larger craters could be found at their center, and on the small craters, you should find them around them, usually above.

Magnitude: -12.03
Phase: 70.5% (0% = new, 100% = full)
Distance: 398.311 km
Sidereal Period: 27.32 days
Illuminated: 92.2%

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian astronomical telescope 
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 14/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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Video Astronomy Telescope Moon craters Pythagoras, Babbage, J. Herschel in a HD video.

In these video images, you can see on the Moon crater like Babbage (144 km.), J. Herschel (156 km), Philolaus (71 km) and Oenopides (67 km). All these lunar craters are located on the northern Moon.
To view video captures of this clip, press here.

Babbage has a depth of 2 km. It is an old lunar crater located near the northwest edge of the Moon, named after Charles Babbage. It is attached on southeast edge of the prominent crater Pythagoras (130 km). The remnant crater floor called South enters the southeast of Babbage.

Charles Babbage (December 26, 1791 - October 18, 1871) was an English poet, mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer. Babbage is best remembered for originating the concept of programmable computer.



Moon Age: 1.00 days
Illuminated: 99.8% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
Magnitude: -12.20
Distance: 398.772 km

Optics (telescope or lenses): Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, eyepiece 20mm Plossl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Video mode: 1080p
Filter: no
Date: 14/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Sony Vegas HD Platinum 10.0

Images were obtained by attaching a camera directly into the eyepiece of an astronomical telescope of 8 inch Newtonian; For this reason the eyepiece visual field was increased.

This video was also used also for simple video captures.

In the picture below are labeled craters and other lunar features in the region. To better understand this photo, you should note that the label with the name or the letter of larger craters could be found at their center, and on the small craters, you should find them around them, usually above.

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Babbage crater on the Moon by astronomical telescope.

In front of Pythagoras (which is not seen here), we see a large crater named Babbage (143 km), one with a depth of 2 km.
The remnant crater named South, is entered in its southeastern floor.

Babbage's outer wall was eroded and modified by other multiple impacts until all that was left of it was a ring of rounded hills. Over the southern edge is observed Babbage E (68 km), whose northern edge is practically nonexistent forming a kind of golf within Babbage.

The predominant feature in these pictures is Mare Frigoris, a narrow strip located north of Mare Imbrium basin, identified by the darker area.

On Mare Frigoris and on the eastern edge of Sinus Roris, we see an isolated crater called Harpalus (39 km). This is a recent crater and has a depth of 2.9 km. As a novelty, is that its interior is visible, something I hadn't noticed the other nights.


Magnitude: -12.03
Phase: 70.5% (0% = new, 100% = full)
Distance: 398.311 km
Sidereal Period: 27.32 days
Illuminated: 92.2%

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian astronomical telescope 
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 14/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

Craters were filmed with a video camera attached to an astronomical 203 mm Newtonian telescope.

In the picture below are labeled craters and other lunar features in the region. To better understand this photo, you should note that the label with the name or the letter of larger craters could be found at their center, and on the small craters, you should find them around them, usually above.

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Moon craters by astronomical telescope. Pythagoras Babbage and South.

One of the craters that I love to watch on the northern Moon is Pythagoras, for its oval shape as seen from Earth because it is located on the edge of the lunar disk, but also for interior terraces and peaks in its center, features that make it a special crater when seen through an astronomical telescope.

The crater has an oval appearance due to the oblique angle of observation. For this reason, only the western interior can be seen from Earth.

 Pythagoras (130 km), has a depth of 5 km and is a prominent crater compared with those in its vicinity, and that because it is very well preserved. It has a system of wide terraces. Although generally circular, the outer edge is hexagonal. The floor is smooth but with a hilly area. Central peaks reach a height of 1500 m.

In front of Pythagoras, we see a large crater named Babbage (143 km), one with a depth of 2 km.
The remnant crater named South, is entered in its southeastern floor.

Babbage's outer wall was eroded and modified by other multiple impacts until all that was left of it was a ring of rounded hills. Over the southern edge is observed Babbage E (68 km), whose northern edge is practically nonexistent forming a kind of golf within Babbage.

Oenopides (67 Km.) is a lunar crater that is located on the northwestern edge of the Moon, and therefore appear oblong when viewed from Earth. Is adjoining southeast to the crater Babbage E.
Oenopides is an old crater which has been heavily eroded by subsequent impacts, leaving a lower outer edge. There is a gap in the south-east and the interior is attached to the Mare Frigoris's south. The bottom is marked by small craters crater.

Crater name comes from Oenopides of Chios, which was an ancient Greek mathematician and astronomer, who lived about 450 BC in He was born shortly after 500 BC Chios island and worked in Athens.

Craters were filmed with a video camera attached to an astronomical 203 mm Newtonian telescope.

In the picture below are labeled craters and other lunar features in the region. To better understand this photo, you should note that the label with the name or the letter of larger craters could be found at their center, and on the small craters, you should find them around them, usually above.

Magnitude: -12.03
Phase: 70.5% (0% = new, 100% = full)
Distance: 398.311 km
Sidereal Period: 27.32 days
Illuminated: 92.2%

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian astronomical telescope 
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 14/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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Harpalus/Markov. Moon craters by telescope. Astronomy science.

Northern Moon is not so rich in craters as its southern area. Maybe that's why they are easier to remember and more intensely discussed and analyzed.

The predominant feature in these pictures is Mare Frigoris, a narrow strip located north of Mare Imbrium basin, identified by the darker area.

On Mare Frigoris and on the eastern edge of Sinus Roris, we see an isolated crater called Harpalus (39 km). This is a recent crater and has a depth of 2.9 km. As a novelty, is that its interior is visible, something I hadn't noticed the other nights. To the southeast is a smaller crater, Foucault (23 km), and to the northwest is the crater South (108 km). I also mention here in these images Markov crater (40 km).

The name of the crater Harpalus comes from Harpalus, son of Machatas, who was an aristocrat of Macedonia, which spent his childhood with Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC.

Craters were filmed with a video camera attached to an astronomical 203 mm Newtonian telescope.

In the picture below are labeled craters and other lunar features in the region. To better understand this photo, you should note that the label with the name or the letter of larger craters could be found at their center, and on the small craters, you should find them around them, usually above.

Magnitude: -12.03
Phase: 70.5% (0% = new, 100% = full)
Distance: 398.311 km
Sidereal Period: 27.32 days
Illuminated: 92.2%

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian astronomical telescope 
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 14/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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View of lunar craters by telescope: Harpalus and South.

We are located on the north side of the Moon, on Mare Frigoris, on which we observe a small isolated crater in the center of the image, called Harpalus (39 km). It is located north of Sinus Iridum.
This crater has several peaks in the center, but can not be seen here because its floor is almost all in shade. The impact that created the crater, did you leave remnants outside quite visible as seen in pictures.

Further north-west, is a huge crater, but has edge destroyed, called South (108 km). Funny name, given that we are talking about the north of the Moon. Only the north-western edge stands, but even this is really affected.

South crater name, however, is not related to the cardinal points, but was named after English astronomer James South, (August 1785-1719 Octombrie 1867) who founded the Royal Astronomical Society.

Age of Moon: 11 days
Distance: 386 658
Phase: 85% (0% = New, 100% = Full)

Optical Telescope Celestron C8 "Newtonian, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video Mode: Full HD 1920x1080 progressive
Filter: no
Date: 23/03/2013
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10 FastStone.

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