Moon through telescope. Mare Vaporum and Manilius.

193 video frames in Registax.

In this area dominates large areas of lava. Mare Vaporum is located west of Manilius crater (39 km). It is the dark region of the image. The shades of color are variable. In the southern part of the basin we see a darker belt near Rima Hyginus, which makes us understand that the soil in the area is more concentrated in the composition.

Manilius crater is quickly noticed because of its brightness in these images. When the sun shines it at a high angle, it is observed the rays with a high albedo starting from it. These range up to 300 km from the crater.

On the north and east of Manilius, are located the 4 lakes: Doloris, Gaudii, Lenitatis and Hiemalis. To the east of them, we see smaller bright crater, Menelaus (27 km).

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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Craters on the surface of the Moon Eratosthenes, Sinus Aestuum, Gambart.

These images include a larger area of the center area of the Moon.
Craters and other areas of relief observed while watching the clip, are: Manilius, Mare Vaporum, Sinus Aestuum, Eratosthenes, Stadius, and Gambart.

This video was also used in Registax program to process images with higher quality, but also for simple video captures.
Registax Photo Images are 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

228 frames, in Registax.

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Mare Vaporum and Manilius on the Moon Pictures through the telescope.

Manilius (39 km) is like crater Plinius (43 km), on shapes, dimensions, they are just a few kilometers difference in size, and both have central mountains, but also because they are the only of its kind in the region.

Manilius, is located on the east of Vaporum basin, a plain at the foot of the Montes Apenninus. Mare Vaporum (245 km), has a round shape, distinctive and clearly defined, without interpenetration with other basins.

It is adjacent to lakes, called "Lacus": on north, Lacus Felicitatis, Odii, Doloris, and Sinus Fidei at northwest. West, Mare Vaporum is framed by Montes Apenninus.

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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Mare Vaporum and Pallas and Murchison craters

Photographer: Victor Lupu
Optics: Celestron C8-Newtonian reflector telescope, plossl 20mm, 2x Barlow
Mount: CG5 (EQ5)
Device: Sony HDR CX105
Filter: No
Date: 14/11/2010
Location: Baia Mare, Romania
Processing: video capture

        Pallas (50 km), is a heavily eroded lunar crater north of Sinus Medii. To the northwest is Bode (19 km),a smaller crater. Pallas shares a wall with the crater Murchison (58 km) which is attached to the south-east.Through this wall there are two gaps as two passes from one crater to another.
Pallas's interior floor has been flooded with lava, leaving a relatively flat surface. The crater has a central peak.
         Murchison (58 km), was named in honor of the geologist Sir Roderick Murchison.
Murchison shares a section of the crater rim with Pallas. On south-east of Murchison crater is Chladni crater (14 km), and north-east is Ukert (23 km). Further east is the crater Triesnecker. Murchison is "riding" on zenith line of the Moon. From here, the Earth would appear almost directly overhead.

         Mare Vaporum -245 km, ("Sea of Vapors") is a Moon plateau situated between the southwest edge of the Mare Serenitatis and southeast edge of  Mare Imbrium. The material surrounding of the Sea dates from Imbrian era, and the material of the Sea is from Eratostenian era. It is in an old basin or crater which is the Procellarum basin. South of the Vaporum is a thin pale line. This feature is Rima Hyginus. Sea is bordered by mountain ranges Montes Apenninus . He was named by Giovanni Battista Riccioli in 1651.

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