South Moon by astronomical telescope. Moretus crater.

Moretus (114 km) is an ordinary crater in size among others from South Moon, but most circular and well defined, with a distinct central peak. I'm sure from this short description you guess where is on pictures below. On Moretus's right (west, because the images are overturned) are two overlapping craters, Klaproth (119 km) and Casatus (111 km).

As an interesting feature are the ridges in the sunlight on the edge of the moon.

Magnitude: -12.11
Phase: 0.96
Distance: 401.329 km
Illuminated: 96.2% (0% = New, 100% = Full)

Astronomical instrument: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope,
Eyepiece: Plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Apparatus: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 08.11.2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

In the pictures 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.

Image from 10 March 2014.

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Astronomy through Telescope. Craters on the Moon in Registax: Moretus.

68 video frames in Registax.

240 video frames in Registax.

616 video frames in Registax.

1 video frames in Registax.

To be short, in the images are craters located on the south of the Moon as we see from Earth, near its edge (the terminal).

The crater Moretus (114 km) is emphasized here and its neighboring craters.
Moretus crater at the lunar south, (the largest in the center), is seen here more oblique than usual due to the Moon's position (bent forward). At the bottom of it, in images (north of) are two craters bonded together: Cysatus and Gruemberger (94/49 km).

Moretus is easily observed through the telescope sometimes, but other times its difficult. This is due to libration of the Moon which is found sometimes inclined forward and sometimes on the back. The best time to observe the crater Moretus, is when the Moon is bent back, so the lunar south is facing us.
Simple video captures, are here.
You can view video of which I took these pictures, here.

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

616 video frames in Registax.

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: Registax,  FastStone Image Viewer

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Telescope Images processed in Registax: Zach Curtius Moretus craters.

38 video frames, in Registax.

In the image above we notice south of Moon craters near the edge of it, from Motetus and continuing to the north of it (image is upside down).

There are many craters here, but can be more easily recognized in the picture below, made in the same evening. If you want to know the craters of the Moon's south and where they are located, see these maps of south of the Moon (images are labeled with their names).

Craters seen here are Moretus, Gruemberger / Cysatus, Zach.
Moretus can not be seen with the naked eye. For this you will need at least some powerful binoculars or an astronomical telescope.

Video from which I have extracted the image, can be viewed in this article.
Video captures images are in this article.
Other images from the same evening are here.

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

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: Registax,  FastStone Image Viewer

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Video and astrophotography by telescope Moretus crater.

I always liked to shoot the edge of the Moon, to observe closely the characteristics of vertices outside the lunar disk out. These shapes always fascinated me, because the edge of the Moon is the only area where you can enjoy a "3D" view of its relief, and the south is best suited for this.

Atmosphere quality was satisfactory during video recording. Some turbulence are observed, but there are moments of great clarity. Craters seen here are Moretus, Gruemberger/Cysatus, Zach.

The video was also used in Registax program to process images with higher quality, but also for simple video captures.
Simple video capture Images are here, and here.

The video was done with the camera mounted on the telescope, specifically on the telescope eyepiece. To protect telescope of vibrations, I used a guide 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.

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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Moretus and Gruemberger. South Lunar craters seen through the telescope.

Moretus (114 km) crater at the lunar south, (the largest in the center), is seen here more oblique than usual due to the Moon's position (bent forward). At the bottom of it, in images (north of) are two craters bonded together: Cysatus and Gruemberger (94/49 km).

The central peak located on the floor of Moretus, is beautifully depicted here, its shadow being projected to the edge.
 

This crater can not be seen with the naked eye of course. For this you will need at least some powerful binoculars or an astronomical telescope.

The crests we see rising at the Moon's terminator, are not mountains but edges of craters, including Short's rim (70 km).
 

Moretus name was given after Théodore Moret, also known as Moretus (Antwerp 1602 - Breslau 1667). He was a mathematician at a school in Antwerp, but he Spent most of his life in Prague in the Bohemian kingdom.

Other images from that evening, are here.

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

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

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 10/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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Astroinfo: Craters by astronomical telescope: Gruemberger and Cysatus.

What we look at in these images, is the South of the Moon. Although it seems that we look at the top of the Moon, in fact the pictures are upside down for better observation of the area.

Gruemberger and Cysatus (94/49 km) are two craters located between Clavius (225 km) ​​and Moretus (114 km), but closer to Moretus.

Gruemberger is larger in size with destroyed edges compared to Cysatus, which has sharp edges. Cysatus at this phase has a dark floor. It overlaps slightly on the eastern edge of Gruemberger.
Even if seen very obliquely because the Moon's position, on the floor of Gruemberger crater is observed a smaller one, called Gruemberger A (20 km).

Other images from that evening, are here.

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

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 10/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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Craters on the Moon: Moretus Gruemberger and Cysatus

Note here an area where I had always loved to turn my telescope, namely Southern Moon, where are numerous craters of all shapes. Moretus (114 km) is the most beautiful of them, but I have will not talk about it here. There are plenty of other articles in which is described in details.

As a new observation for me, are the two craters northwest of Moretus, called Gruemberger (94 km) and Cysatus (49 km), because I have never seen it with this look, like at this phase.

Although Gruemberger is eroded, with very worn edges, at this phase looks to be more "ordered" than it actually is.

I'm pretty sure that you guys like what you see in these pictures. I can not take my eyes off that high peaks in sunlight at the edge of the Moon. The heights are not mountains, but the edges of craters which lies between the seen and unseen side of the Moon.

Other craters seen here are Curtius (95 km), Zach (71 km), Pentland (56 km), Sempilius (70 km), and Short (71 km).

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

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

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 10/03/2014
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: FastStone Image Viewer

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Video by astronomical telescope of Moretus crater at the southern edge of the Moon.

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

A Video by astronomical telescope of Moretus (114 km) crater at the southern edge of the Moon.
Images processed in Registax 5 of this video can be found here: Astronomy euphoria. Moretus crater on the Moon.

Distance: 381.700 km
Phase: 88.8% (0% = New, 100% = Full)

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, Plossl 20 mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 26/09/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax, FastStone Image Viewer

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Moretus crater seen from Earth

75% best quality, in Registax.

127 frames at 75% best quality, in Registax.

87 frames at 78% best quality, in Registax.

198 frames at 83% best quality, in Registax.

75% best quality, in Registax.

59 frames at 90% best quality, in Registax.

93 frames at 85% best quality, in Registax.

130 frames at 80% best quality, in Registax.

Four large craters can be seen on this corner of the Moon, which seems covered by snow: Clavius​​ (225 km) Blancanus (105 km), Scheiner  (110 km) and Moretus (114 km). Moretus is near the terminator, and close behind him is a crater called Short.

Edge of the Moon gives us a relief that rises on the horizon, and these images are more than eloquent, if we look at the heights that deforms somewhat roundness of the Moon as we know it, if we would not look through a telescope.

Notice the ridges that rise on lunar horizon. Those are not mountains, but the western edge of Newton crater, located between Moretus and Klaproth (119 km) If you fly over the Moon, you would see at the horizon such hights everywhere, but we on Earth are limited to see only a few, because it is always stands facing towards us.

Video:  Great video of south craters of the Moon.

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

Info Moretus.

Coordinates	70.6°S 5.5°WCoordinates: 70.6°S 5.5°W
Diameter	114 km
Depth	5.0 km
Colongitude	7° at sunrise
Eponym	Théodore Moretus

Optical Telescope CelestronC8 "Newtonian, plossl20mm, 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: Registax 5, Sony Vegas 10

Image from July 20, 2011.

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