Plato craterlets and annotated moonmap

[Avdhoeven]

Using the images I made last week I decided to test my telescope resolution. Plato is a good object to use for that as the craterlets can be used as an indicator of scope quality. The images are made with a C11 at f/10 and a DMK21-618 with an 807nm IR filter.

This resultated in the image. I was astonished to be able to distinguish so many craterlets.

I also made an annotated map for visual reference. It's shown here:

[Doug]

WOW that is great work there, what scope is this and what camera and lens did you use , filters ect

Doug

[zedds]

Fantastic image. Superb. Love to know what kit you used.

[smt1988]

wow interesting stuff

[Steve 1962]

Just brilliant!

13 Craterlets? I feel a challenge coming on.........it'd be interesting to see what a c9.25 at f30 will resolve in a couple of weeks time.

[Zul]

Amazing!

[si@nite]

Some of the best lunar images ive seen to date, STUNNING. SIMON.

[msinclairinork]

Wow!!!!!!!!

[Alan]

Avdhoeven that is one beautifully crisp mosaic and the annotation, especially of Plato craterlets with sizes in LRO image is very informative

I note that you have produced this image at F10 and I'm sure that if you image at F25-30 you will be even more surprised how many craterlets your excellent C11 will reveal !

To follow up on Steve's proposed challenge and of course to add to the never ending C9.25 vs C11 debate I have included my best ever Plato from October last year taken during much better than average seeing with the same camera chip and IR filter. Over sharpened to reveal as many craterlets as possible. A bit noisy but I count about 24 with my face buried in the screen

A new Plato challenge thread perhaps Steve?

Alan

[whooshbang]

Amazing Lunar shots, so much detail... so much information, thanks for posting!

[Pete Presland]

terrific image! well done, very sharp!

[cabby]

wow what an image, great work.

[Genghis]

awesome!!..mind blowing images

[wolfgang.f]

Wow... the amount of detail is stunning. Thanks for sharing!

W.

[Stargazing_Cliff]

Awesome moon map.

[nightfisher]

That is very well captured and composed, a great piece of work