Schickard through a telescope November 8, 2011.

In these stabilized video images with Sony Vegas 10, we see many craters on the moon's south-west. Most evidenced by its size is Schickard (227 km), followed by Schiller crater (180 km), Phocylides and Nasmith (114/77 km) and Wargentin.
By the end of the clip is filmed Hainzel (70 km) also.

These craters can not be detected visually with the naked eye but through an astronomical telescope, or even with binoculars if it comes to Schickard which is quite large, but binoculars will be mounted on a tripod so that the image is fixed.

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: Sony Vegas 10

Images were acquired by attaching a video camera directly to an Newtonian astronomical 8 inches (203 mm) telescope's eyepiece; For this reason the eyepiece visual field was increased.
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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Phocylides and Nasmyth. Astronomical images of the Moon.

Phocylides (114 km), and Wargentin (84 km) are two craters beautifully captured in a video. Between them it is a smaller one called Nasmyth (77 km). The first image is upside down and the second shows us as these craters are positioned on the moon's south-west, south of the huge crater Schickard (227 km). On the southern edge of Phocylides is a small crater, Phocylides F.

Wargentin crater is unusual because it has a rised floor as lava grew out from the inside.
All these craters are located near the terminal and therefore the oblique angle of view makes them have an oval shape when viewed from Earth.

Registax 5 processed images are here.

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.

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Astronomy Images by telescope. Craters of the Moon: Schickard.

In these images processed in Registax light gives a nice look on west craters of the Moon, as Schickard (227 km) Phocylides and Nasmith (114/77 km). On Schickard's floor are shades of color more noticeable which gives us to understand that it was flooded in several lava stages of different composition.

Inghirami crater is totally overwhelmed by darkness, located on the Moon west of Schickard. At this stage we only see its sunlit exterior collar.

The images are the result of processing in Registax 5 from a video made with a video camera attached to the telescope.

595 video frames in Registax.

421 video frames in Registax.

Magnitude: -12.10
Phase: 0.96%
Distance: 402.464 km
Illuminated: 96% (0% = new, 100% = full)

Astronomical Instrument: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope
Eyepiece: plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX105
Filter: no
Date: 08.11.2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax 5 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 of March 14, 2014.

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West region of the Moon. Registax images.

We talked about this area and other articles such as those in the links below, where we examined the southwest region of the Moon. The difference here is that picture quality is even better since these are Registax processings.

The images are overturned, so therefore cardinal points are reversed, but that's for a more relaxing view of these craters of various sizes. Among them we mention craters like Schickard (227 km) Hainzel (70 km), Noggerath (31 km), Drebbel (30 km), Phocylides and Nasmith (114/77 km) Wargentin (84 km) and Inghirami (91 km). Other features are Palus Epidemiarum, and Lacus Timoris and Lacus Excellentiae.

The video from which I extracted the images are here.
Video captures (snapshots) are here.

2938 video frames in Registax.

1173 video frames in Registax.

2938 video frames in Registax.

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.

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: Registax, FastStone Image Viewer

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Schickard crater on the Moon by astronomical telescope.

Schickard (227 km) is the huge crater in images with a shallow depth compared to its size. It is located on the southwestern edge of the Moon quite close to it (the terminal). On its floor we see several shades, and a few small satellite craters.

Far more to the terminal, is a flooded crater in shadow, and difficult to observe because of its position on the lunar disc, called Inghirami (91 km). In some images are also present Phocylides, Nasmyth and Wargentin. They are south of Schickard.
Shickard crater lies in the southwest of the Moon near the edge. As a result it appears to be elongated. At the top of the crater lies Lehmann (53 Km.), And farther to the east, Drebbel (30 Km.).
Do not forget that in these pictures the Moon is upside down.

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

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.

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 2010.

Image from January 15, 2011.

Read this article in Romanian.

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Magnifying on Phocylides and Nasmyth craters on the Moon.

These two glued craters Phocylides and Nasmith, have a fine floor, smoother than that of Schickard, which lies north of the two.

This area is full of many craters, but Phocylides (114 km) and Nasmith (77 km) I find them most interesting because of their position on the south-west of the Moon. Viewed from Earth appear oval, but they have a circular shape.


Phocylides is deeper than Nasmith. This can be seen by observing the shadow of the two craters's margins; the shadow of the first mentioned is projected on the floor, meaning it has taller walls, and a greater depth of 2,1 km, unlike Nasmyth with the depth of 1,4 km.

Distance: 361125 km
Phase: 98.8% (0% = New, 100% = Full)


Optical Telescope CelestronC8 "Newtonian, plossl20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony CX-130
Video Mode: Full HD 1920x1080 progressive
Filter: no
Date: 02/07/2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing and editing: Sony Vegas 10 video captures

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Been stacking of Schickard crater on the Moon.

203 frames at 84% best quality in Registax.

390 frames at 84% best quality in Registax.

609 frames at 79% best quality in Registax.

These images with crater Schickard (227 km), are related to another article where I presented images of Phocylides (114 km) crater located south of Schickard, images taken on the same night.

When I filmed the Moon, some clouds were very thin, more like a substance that can be observed especially outside the lunar disk as a whitish veil. When I inserted the video in Registax I thought who knows what will come of them, but it seems that the result was acceptable. - See more at: http://lupuvictor.blogspot.ro/2013/09/crater-wargentin-optical-illusion-or.html#sthash.xMTEOnQO.dpuf

When I filmed the Moon, some clouds were very thin, more like a substance that can be observed especially outside the lunar disk as a whitish veil. When I inserted the video in Registax I thought who knows what will come of them, but it seems that the result was acceptable. - See more at: http://lupuvictor.blogspot.ro/2013/09/crater-wargentin-optical-illusion-or.html#sthash.xMTEOnQO.dpu

When I filmed the Moon, some clouds were very thin, more like a substance that can be observed especially outside the lunar disk as a whitish veil. When I inserted the video in Registax I thought who knows what will come of them, but it seems that the result was acceptable.

Age of the Moon: 13 days
Distance: 361.640 km
Phase: 26% (0% = New, 100% = full)

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 02.07.2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax, FastStone Image Viewer

Image for orientation from 15 february 2012.

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Crater Wargentin: optical illusion or not? Images by telescope.

33 frames, at 95% best quality in Registax.

772 frames, at 75% best quality in Registax.

In the images in this article are captured western craters of the Moon, namely Phocylides (114 km), Nasmith (77 km) and Wargentin (84 km).

When I filmed the Moon, some clouds were very thin, more like a substance that can be observed especially outside the lunar disk as a whitish veil. When I inserted the video in Registax I thought who knows what will come of them, but it seems that the result was acceptable.

Wargentin create an optical illusion here at this phase of the Moon, because it seems it is not deep, but a hill, an elevation above the lunar surface, compared with neighboring craters, and it is not the first time I saw it in this manner. Seems like a high platform, and guess what, actually the crater was filled by basaltic lava flow, forming a high plateau. 

The floor of this crater is not affected by other impacts as the neighboring craters. In images can be noticed that it seems to be split in two because a spoked pattern of wrinkle ridges exists on the surface, radiating from the center of the crater.

Age of the Moon: 13 days
Distance: 361.640 km
Phase: 26% (0% = New, 100% = full)

Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian telescope, 20mm Plossl, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony CX130
Filter: no
Date: 02.07.2012
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax, FastStone Image Viewer

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Registax: Photos by astronomical telescope Schickard and Schiller.

Registax 134 frames 90% lowest quality.

Craters Schickard, Schiller and Phocylides processed in Registax program.
These craters are located on the south-west of the Moon. Phocylides is the dark crater.

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Camera: Sony HDR CX105 at 8x optical zoom
Total Magnification: 800x
Filter: No
Date: 15/02/2011
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: Registax

Unprocessed photos are here: Schickard Drebbel Lehmann and Nöggerath craters .
Video of these images are here: Video - Schickard Schiller Phocylides and Nasmith - lunar craters .

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