Wednesday, 13 August 2014

Triesnecker crater on the Moon 2014.


We are very close to the Moon's center as seen from Earth. North is down, as seen through a telescope.
Here are some notable craters as Pallas and Murchison (50/58 km) and Triesnecker (26 km). They can not be visually detected with the naked eye or with binoculars, but with an astronomical telescope.

Triesnecker crater is located on a stretch called Sinus Medii. About this I have discussed in several articles.

Crater name is put in the memory of Franz de Paula Triesnecker (April 2, 1745 - January 29, 1817), which was an Austrian astronomer.

Info Triesnecker crater.
Coordinates 4.18°N 3.60°E
Diameter 26 km
Depth 2.8 km
Colongitude 356° at sunrise
Eponym Franz P. Triesnecker





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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