Telescope pictures of the Moon. Hercules and Atlas craters.

Craters Hercules / Atlas (69/87 km), lies east of Mare Frigoris and form an unusual pair because they have different characteristics. But because they are close to each other, are easily memorized together by telescope observers.

Hercules is smaller, and has a small distinct crater in its center which best defines him, called Hercules G (14 km). Atlas is bigger with a wide inside edge and several low central peaks on its floor. Hercules, is bordered to the west by Lacus Mortis with crater Burg (40 km) in its center and Atlas have on the northeast the crater Endymion (125 km), which is located near the edge of the Moon as we see it from Earth .

Magnitude: -10.82
Phase: 0.46
Distance: 399.283 km
Illuminated: 45.6% (0% = New, 100% = Full)

Astronomical instrument: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope,
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 30.01.2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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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The Moon. North lunar craters Video through telescope.

In these images we can see many craters on the Moon, namely its north. These include features such as mountains and craters as: Vallis Alpes / Montes Alpes, Plato (109 km), Hercules / Atlas (69/87 km), Burg (40 km), Aristoteles / Euxodus (87/67 km)
The video was also used in Registax program to process images with higher quality, but also for simple video captures.

The video was made with the camera mounted on the telescope, to be more exact on the telescope eyepiece. To protect the telescope from vibrations, I used a tracking motor from Lacerta, and thus the image was more stable.

However, even with this tracking device for celestial bodies, there were vibrations of the telescope tube, causing the image to be slightly unstable. For this, I used the video stabilization option in Sony Vegas editing software, so the video was 100% correct on this issue.

Unstable aspect of the image through the telescope is caused by a combination of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere and increased streams of heat from the ground and buildings.

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.

Images processed in Registax of crater Plato, here.
Unprocessed images (video captures), of crater Plato are here.

Moon Age: 9.05 days
Phase: 70.5% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
Distance: 399.221 km

Optics (telescope or lenses): Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, eyepiece 20mm Plossl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 10/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Sony Vegas HD Platinum 10.0

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Hercules/Atlas video craters of the Moon by astronomical telescope.

These are Hercules and Atlas craters (69 and 87 km), in a video in which the atmosphere is not really good for observation, but there are good moments of clarity in which we can see the floor and walls of each of them, and the crater insideHercules, Hercules G (14 km).

Optics: Celestron C8 "-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow

Mount: CG5 (EQ5)

Device: Sony CX-130

Video mode: Full HD progressive 1920x1080

Filter: no

Date: 07/July/2012

Location: Baia Mare, Romania

Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

Image from 31.12.2013.

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Small eye, big eye. Hercules and Atlas

57 frames, 95% best quality in Registax.

Craters which are the subject of the article, are Hercules and Atlas, two friendly craters due to the distance between them. From edge to edge are only 31 Km. The small one is Hercules, and the big one is Atlas. The two appear to resemble along with 2 eyes from a cartoon.
What is important to note here are the dark spots on their floor, which at this stage of the Moon are more visible.

Age of the Moon: 7 days
Phase: 51% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
Distance: 384.488 km

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 29.04.2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Images in Registax, FastStone Image Viewer





Video capture.

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HD video telescope images of lunar craters Hercules and Atlas

These are video images captured on the night between 30 and 31 December, of lunar craters Hercules and Atlas. You can view the results of the same video processed in Registax that I have posted in the article Telescope Images in Registax Hercules and Atlas craters  where you can find more details about the area, including the name of the craters.

This video has the image upside down, as seen through the telescope.

Clarity was more than satisfactory, in which the Moon phase at that time, contributed a lot.


Age Moon: 17 days
Phase: 93% (0% = New, 100% = full)
Distance: 396.848 km




Video by Lupu Victor
Optics: CelestronC8 "-Newtonian telescope, plossl20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5) motorized
Device: Sony CX-130
Video mode: Full HD progressive 1920x1080
Filter: no
Date: 31/12/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

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Telescope Images in Registax Hercules and Atlas craters

Hercules and Atlas 2024 frames at 73%, Gaussian in Registax



Hercules and Atlas 33 frames at 93%, Gaussian in Registax,



Hercules and Atlas 2024 frames at 73%, Gaussian in Registax, cropped



Hercules and Atlas 2024 frames at 73%, Gaussian in Registax

Craters Hercules and Atlas (69 and 87 km), captures the viewer's attention in these images. Notice the central peaks of Atlas crater, and the dark stain on the floor on its south and north. Atlas A crater (22 km) is located east, and in turn, this has a flooded crater on the east, whose edges are barely visible, named Chevalier (52 km). All these craters mentioned above are arranged in a nearly orizontal line on the Moon, from left to right.


Notice the little crater on the floor of Hercules named Hercules G (14 km). Also notice the attached crater northwest of Atlas, considerably big, which is almost visible because it was flooded by lava so is noticeable only its form, called Atlas E.


Hercules crater, is named after a character from classical mythology, which is the Latin name of Heracles (Greek), son of Zeus (or Jupiter).


In the bottom left in images, is the crater Burg (40 km), which is located in the center of a small plateau called Lacus Mortis.

Images are processed in Registax of a video that have taken more shots, merged to form a single image.

Age of the Moon: 17 days
Phase: 93% (0% = New, 100% = full)
Distance: 394.960 km

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5) motorized
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 31/12/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax, FastStone Image Viewer

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Hercules and Atlas in sunlight Craters with a high albedo.

In the last photo, the floor of the crater Hercules clearly shows two rays that start from Hercules G with a high albedo, which is the material ejected from the impact which was a really minor impact, but visible traces are left on the lunar surface, despite the small size of this crater which is only 14 km.

The three dark spots on the floor of Atlas, are also observed in these images.


On the western edge of Lacus Temporis (or east of Atlas), there is another small crater with a dazzling albedo when the sun is at high angle. I searched its name, but I did not found it.

Moon age: 7 days
Stage: 51% (0% = New, 100% = Full)
Distance: 384.488 km

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plössl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 29/04/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer

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Hercules and Atlas Video by astronomical telescope in September 2012

Hercules and Atlas, are two craters located in the northwest part of the Moon. Between them is a distance of 30 km from one edge to the other. Although they are close, they have large differences between them, both size and inside. For example, Atlas (87 km), the largest, has a floor "wrinkled" all over it, while Hercules (69 km) has a well defined smooth floor, with another smaller crater on its floor, to Southeast, named Hercules G (14 km).

Also the depth of the two craters is different: Atlas, even if it is large, has a depth of just 2 km, compared to Hercules, which is 3.2 kilometers deep.

In these two clips, the image is upside down as seen through the telescope. Images are not always clear, but have periods when you can see quite a few features of this area.

Other craters seen in the video, are Oersted, south-east of the Atlas, which is barely recognized as a crater because it was almost completely flooded by lava, Keldysh (33 km), located between Atlas and Hercules to the north, and Burg (40 km), which is the Lacus Mortis.







Optics: CelestronC8 "-Newtonian telescope, plossl20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video mode: Full HD progressive 1920x1080
Filter: no
Date: 03/09/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

The image is made on 29.04.2012.

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Video by telescope Hercules Atlas and Posidonius craters

The video below begins with crater Posidonius. A 203 mm telescope will reveal the complex nature of the floor of Posidonius. The clear prominent bowl-shaped crater Posidonius A (12 km), is west of the center. To the east, there are a number of rivulets (rilles), called Rima Posidonius, the most prominent of which is the 50 km one, that passes over the center of the floor, and perpendiculary cut over itself to a smaller rille.

Atlas (87 km) and Hercules (67 km) are prominent craters and at a distance of 30 km between each other, located on the northern border of Lacus Somniorum. Atlas has a sharp edge and a wide inner wall, showing terraces. Through a 203 mm reflector telescope you can see the floor with five narrow rilles. Under high light of the sun, Atlas's edge is clearly discernible, and the two well-known, well-defined circular dark spots, each about 10 km in diameter, can be seen inside. A ray of light, coming from the crater Thales passes between these two dark spots.

Joined north, is an ancient crater, more eroded which is called Hercules which also has a sharp edge and is terraced inside. It shows a prominent crater, 12 km in diameter, south of its center and a small isolated hill located centrally, occupying the flat floor, darker in north.

The two craters are a magnificent landscape, especially when are at the terminator (between shadow and light).


Video images are upside down, as seen through the telescope.



Video: Victor Lupu
Optics: CelestronC8 "-Newtonian telescope, plossl20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video mode: Full HD progressive 1920x1080
Filter: no
Date: 29/04/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

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Crater of the Moon Hercules Observational astronomy

Hercules (69 km.) seems to be older than its neighbor to the east, Atlas (87 km.), Its edges being much damaged. The floor is composed of darker material and is covered with small craters, much more than Atlas, another indicator that is older.
    Bowl-shaped crater, Hercules G (14 km.), is the main feature of Hercules, which can be easily detected, on its floor. The south walls of Hercules crater contains a small, Hercules E (9 km.), located under G.

Pictured above was made in August 14th, 2011.

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX105 to 8x optical zoom
Total Magnification: 800x
Filter: no
Date: 08/16/2011 
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer

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Lunar crater Endymion and anomalies Astronomy Registax Images by telescope

Registax
Image 1: 54 frames, 90% Lowest quality
Image 2: 54 frames 90% Lowest quality
Image 3: 100 frames 85% Lowest quality frames
Image 4: 80 frames 80% Lowest quality
These are images processed in Registax.

Atlas and Hercules craters, are located on the northeast of the Moon. Each of them presents interesting features: one is the floor full of ditches and rough terrain, and two black spots opposite to each other, like Atlas, and one with a smooth floor and a deep and bright in sunlight small crater, found near the center, as Hercules.

Endymion (129 km), has also a smooth crater floor darker than the surrounding land, with no central peak. Californian amateur astronomer Bill Penn, while looking through his reflector telescope, in October 2009, noticed an anomaly on the northern edge of the crater, some glowing spheres.

He believes that most of the visible Moon from Earth, is hidden with holograms or other types of camouflage. Somehow, at 5:30 am on October 7, the camouflage has become inoperable or were closed for a short time, giving us a view of what is really there.

 I find this story interesting, especially because exactly where Bill saw the anomaly, there are three small craters on the floor, perfectly aligned and almost with identical dimensions.

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-inch reflector telescope-Newtonian, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 14/08/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax

Above is Endymion on August 16, 2011 from 4 frames and 95% Lowest quality.

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Astronomy pictures by telescope Hercules and Atlas craters

To see the video of which I made ​​the images, view the article: Video by telescope: Endymion, Atlas and Hercules Moon craters.

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX105 to 8x optical zoom
Total Magnification: 800x
Filter: no
Date: 08/16/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer

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Video by telescope: Endymion, Atlas and Hercules Moon craters.

Video by telescope: Endymion,  Hercules and Atlas lunar craters.
This is the clearest video of these craters.
Endynion is near the north-east terminal of the Moon, near Lacus Temporis.
 Mare Humboldtianum is more closer to the edge of the Moon seen from Earth. This sea is not shown in video.



Video: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C-8"-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: SonyCX105 at 7x optical zoom
Total Magnification: 700x
Filter: no
Date: 16/08/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10

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Hercules,Atlas and Endymion craters (video)

In this video are Hercules, Atlas and Edymion craters from the north side of the Moon. Captured images are here. The video has been stabilized, and has moments of clarity, so floors of these craters are clearly visible.



Video by: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8"-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX105 at 8x optical zoom
Total Optical zoom: 800x
resolution: 1920x1080
Filter: No
Date: 16/07/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Editing: Video stabilized in Sony Vegas 10

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Hercules, Atlas and Endymion craters

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX105 to 8x optical zoom
Total magnification: 800x zoom
Filter: no
Date: 16/07/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone, video captures.

        Endymion (125 km), bigest-right corner, is a lunar crater that is located near the terminal northeast of the Moon. It is located east of Mare Frigoris, and north of Lacus Temporis. Southwest is the crater Hercules and Atlas craters. Because its location, Endymion looks oval. Beyond the crater is Mare Humboldtianum.

Endymion's floor was covered by lava, which gives it a dark appearance, and it makes it easy to locate. The floor is almost flat and featureless, with a few small crateres located inside. this crater has a depth of 2.6 km.

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Hercules and Atlas craters

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX105
Filter: No
Date: 13/04/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Sony Vegas 10 captures video

Photo above was taken on 11 may 2011
          Hercules (69 km) is a crater located in the northeast of the Moon, east of the crater Atlas (87 km). It lies along the eastern edge of the Mare Frigoris.
The interior walls of Hercules have multiple terraces, and there is a ripple outside. Crater floor was flooded by lava in the past, and contains several areas of albedo.The central peak was buried, leaving only a low hill near the point of the middle. Satellite crater Hercules G (14 km) is located in the south of the crater.

          Atlas (87 km).'s Inner wall has multiple terraces Atlas presents lower edge forming a sharp-edged margin. The crater floor is fractured with a rough and hilly interior, which has a higher albedo than the surroundings.

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