Craters of the Moon's south by telescope: Hommel Vlacq and Rosenberger.

These images contain a large amount of information about southern craters of the Moon, especially Hommel (125 km), Vlacq and Rosenberger (89/96 km).

The video can be viewed here.
Images processed in Registax 5, can be seen here. In each of these articles is discussed in detail this area.
Images of the article are simple video captures.

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: FastStone Image Viewer

952 frames at 82% best quality in Registax

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Astronomy by telescope. Craters Rosenberger Vlacq and video captures.

These images are very, very clear, given that these are just simple shots from a video made through astronomical telescope.
Images include southern craters of the Moon in all their splendor, where are large craters like Vlacq and Rosenberger (89/96 km), Nearch (76 km), Hommel (125 km) and Pitiscus (82 km).

Many of the features of this region are listed in this article, and the videos from which have been extracted the images can be viewed here.

952 frames, at 85% in Registax.

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: FastStone Image Viewer

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Southern cratered Moon through a telescope.

Craters south. 303 frames at 83% best quality, Gaussian, in Registax.

Craters south. 8 frames at 90% best quality, Gaussian, in Registax.

In the area south of the Moon, there are so many small craters, I do not know with which to start:
 Mutus, Hommel, Vlacq, Rosenberger and Pitiscus.


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

Photo above is for guidance and was made in February 9, 2011

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Registax images of the Moon by telescope. Vlacq Pitiscus and Hommel craters

364 frames at 83, gaussian% in Registax



72 frames 90% gaussian in Registax

952 frames at 82%, gaussian in Registax

952 frames at 82% in Registax

59 frames at 85%, in Registax

59 frames at 85%, gaussian in Registax



59 frames at 85% in Registax



270 frames at 83% in Registax



952 frames at 82% in Registax

These photos are the clearest images of the south area I ever made. In them, all craters are oval, the more outward you look, due to their position on the Moon.


There are many craters in this area, a common feature to the southern region of the Moon. The biggest in size, are neighboring craters Vlacq and Rosenberger, which are similar both in shape and size.


  Notice the beautiful mountain in the center of the crater Vlacq (89 km), and that of Rosenberger (96 km) which is more dull. Another large crater that stands out in these images is Hommel (120 km). On the edges of the north-east and north-west are two small craters, Hommel A and C. In Hommel A, is observed another crater, and smaller, called Hommel V.


   North of Hommel (Note that the images are upside down as seen through the telescope, and for better observation of the crater), is Pitiscus (82 km).

Images are processings from Registax, of a video from which were taken a variety of 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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Live Images Of The Moon In Stunning Detail Vlacq and Janssen craters

In the first half of this video are filmed craters like Vlacq, Rosenberger, Hommel and Pitiscus and at 4:00 minute is filmed Janssen crater. Another video made also on this date, can be viewed in article Beautiful large crater Janssen filmed with amateur astronomical telescope .

Pierre Jules César Janssen (February 22, 1824 -23 December 1907) was a french astronomer who, along with English scientist Joseph Norman Lockyer (who he has also a crater on the Moon named after him), is credited with the discovery of helium gas.

He has hunted rare astronomical events such as transits of Venus across the Sun and solar eclipses, traveling the world to get where they were held.

Vlacq crater, is named after the astronomer Vlacq Adriaan (1600-1667) which was a Dutch book publisher and author of mathematical tables.

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





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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Hommel and pitiscus from Moon's South. Photos by telescope.

Hommel (125 km), is located at the south of the Moon. It has some interesting features, because its shape is slightly irregular, with fairly large craters located on each side of it, these being Hommel A, C and D. In the north of this crater is Pitiscus (82 km), but this one it is a well defined crater, with unaffected edges by other subsequent impacts, and have a centrally located mountain.
  At that time, the Moon was 18 days, and looked like the picture below.

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optical Reflector Telescope Celestron C8-Newtonian, 20mm Plössl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony HDR CX105 to 8x optical zoom
Total Magnification: 800x
Filter: No
Date: 20/07/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone

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Crater Hommel and other characteristics of south area of the Moon

Hommel (125 km), is a large complex crater, with several structures that overlap it. This large crater is covered with secondary craters: Hommel A, B, C, D, H, and P.
North of Hommel is Pitiscus, and two prominent craters, Vlacq and Rosenberger at east.

 Pitiscus (82 km), is a sharp-edged crater with a mountain of 12 km length centrally located in the eastern end of which is bowl-shaped deep crater Pitiscus A (9 km).

Vlacq (89km) is a large crater with a sharp edge to the east and the west wall is somewhat eroded. On its center is a proeminent mountain with a length of 19 km. Sunk into the floor, is a anonymous crater, 5 km, at the northern end of the mountain, and to the west is another crater, somewhat oval, of 11 km.

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plössl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 04/27/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer

Photo above is for guidance and was made in February 9, 2011.

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Astronomical pictures Pitiscus crater on the Moon.

Pitiscus (82 km), with a depth of 3 km, is a sharp-edged crater with a mountain of 12 km in length centrally located, on whose eastern end is a bowl-shaped deep crater, named Pitiscus A (10km) .
In these images, the crater is almost completely submerged by darkness. Just inside the west wall is visible, where you can see a smaller crater, Pitiscus E, which is 13 km in diameter.

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plössl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 02/27/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture, FastStone Image Viewer

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Hommel and Pitiscus craters

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, 20mm plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 09/02/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture
        Hommel (125 km.) is a lunar crater located in the south-east of the moon, in a region that is deeply affected by impacts, with many notable craters.Crater Pitiscus is near,in the the southwest; Nearch on north and Vlacq is almost attached to the northwest side of Hommel.Rosenberger is above Vlacq. Hommel is about 120 kilometers in diameter and its walls reach heights of 2,800 meters. It dates from pre-nectarian,some  4.55 - 3.92 billion years ago.
       Hommel crater shows a number of smaller but still considerable craters: Hommel C overlaps the edge of south-east of Hommel, in the north-west is Hommel A. Hommel D is on the north-east Hommel's interior floor,and next to it is Hommel P .
       The name comes from Johann Hommel (1518-1562) who was a German astronomer and mathematician.
        Pitiscus (82 km.) is a crater which lies south-west of the crater Hommel. His form is roughly circular. Inside walls are still terraces, although they are rounded due to erosion.
    The name is from Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (also Barthelemy, Bartholomeo, 24.08.1561-02.07.1613) which was a trigonometrist, astronomer and teolog.He invented the first trigonometry.

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