OXO Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Stat's and other InfoOk here goes some stat's of my personal Fav features of the moon and it's surface i wont do them all as it would take me a couple of Eon's to do. Please remember i am dyslexic so if there's any spelling mistake's i am sorry..i'll try my best lol..After reading this if anyone would like to know about a certain crater or feature then plese just ask. If i dont know i will ask someone else to step in(Astroman?)....1.Copernicus - 95x95Km / 56x56Miles quite a younge crater it's shape is rather hexagonal and was named after Nicolas Copernic the 16 th century polish Astronomer.I would reccomend a telescope larger than say from a 60mm to 90mm refractor to see it at it's best..2.Plato -this is a nice naked eye object (104x104Km / 61x61Miles) and i often call it the moons black eye because of it's apperance the Circular formation which is with the Alp's is quite strikeing in telescope's of 70mm and upwards. Named after Plato the 5 th century BC greek Philosopher.3.Eratosthenes- (60x60Km / 35x35Mies) a nice circular formation just south of Montes Apenninus is another of my fav's with it's high walls and terraces this look's fantastic in any telescope although best in one above 90mm.Named after Eratosthene the 3 rd century BC greek Mathematician and philosopher who like many of the people name after crater's was born in greece..4.Vallis Alpes- (134x134Km / 79x7Miles) South-West North-East oriented immense fault. Raised cliffs on each side. Rectilinear 700 m width rille on the floor.This is a good one to watch over a period of time as the shadows cast always offer a differant perspective. Looks great with a larger telescope and high magnifcation although a small scope will show it. Named after?...5. Schroter's Valley ( 65x165Km / 97x6Miles) My all time Fav moon feature and a Sod to image due to it's brightness from ARISTARCHUS.It's a Remarkable rille with a width of 6 to 10 miles, Begins to 25 km to the North of Herodotus by a lengthened craterlet called 'the Head of Cobra'. Floor covered by a 200 m wide rille.Named after Johan H. Schröter18 th century german Astronomer . This is an esy to find feature just look at the moon and a white tick mark home in on it with a telescope of 120mm or more and the valley will be there in your view. I find it a good test of telescope's optics too..Well thats five for now i will be posting more tommorow and in the future at least as much as i can anyway hope you have enjoyed this first installment.James Much more to Come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Vallis Alpes is named after the Alps mountains, through which it cuts. As I mentioned in another thread, its actually a debris scar from the formation of the Plato crater to the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Wow, James!Excellent stuff. I can sit here with some of your piccies and label 'em up, so next time I know what I'm looking at Dazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Yes Astroman i was wondering if there was a connection too with a person i think it was a guy called Neison who named it so?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 As I mentioned in another thread, its actually a debris scar from the formation of the Plato crater to the south.Ok, so this is wrong. It's really a graben-a formation of land that has the underlying structure collapse, which depresses the middle. There's a rille that runs down the middle too that's irregular. It's radial to Mare Imbrium, which is what led people to believe it was caused by debris from that massive impact, but closer inspection reveals the truth. Francesco Bianchini named it in 1727.Nieson? Don't know that one. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 I've got a really cool book at home. It's old now but it covers the entire moon (visible side that is) and names every - and I mean every crater, it also give the sizes of most what caused them and some history of the person that they are named after.Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hi ya Ant,Whats the name of the Book your talking about matey?James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I'll dig the book out tonight and find out... it's quite an old book.Ant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Thought you maybe interested in this image with the Names of craters on it for learning or reading up on. Could be usefull for beginners to learn a few names of the Moons features...Enjoy James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 What would you like to see in this STATS section? Any request?James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 I vote for diameter and best viewing day-when it's on or near the terminator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom.yates Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Great info give that man a cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Blimey forgotten all about this hehe i will add lots more info and stuff in the coming weeks.....Thanks TomJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warthog Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Hi James,Nice post, very helpful, its so hard for me to comprehend the diameter of these craters, it would take me a few days to walk the width of copernicus.... :shock:If you were standind in the middle of Copernicus, you would not be able to see the crater walls, as they would be over the horizon. :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Ok this weeks Crater is [glow=red,2,300]GASSENDI[/glow]Gassendi is a Walled plain and it's Size is 114x114km/67x67 miles and a height and wide ratio of 0.0169. Its shape is circular with 2 mountains that are around 1200m high and is close to Mare Humorum. Pierre Gassend for which the crater was name after lived in 1592 .Best observed 3 days after first quarter and 2 days into the last quarterImage Details:James Dyson 20058" Reflector and Nikon Coolpix 4500James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Mate, thats a stonker!You should give lessons, I'd be your apprentice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hehe thanks Grant always available mate to lend a hand James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 This week's Feature is [glow=red,2,300]VALLIS SCHROTER[/glow].SCHROTER VALLIS is close by two the craters HERODOTUS and ARISTARCHUS. It's a Remarkable rille that directs to the North then turn to the West with a varieing width of 6m to 10m wide and decreasing to 500 m to the far West. It's best observed 4 days after first Quarter or 3 days after last Quarter. It's named after the Astronomer Johan H. Schröter and is Easy to see in the smallest of Telescope's i remember observing it in a 4.5 Tasco reflector when i was a child, it is a good way of testing the seeing conditions too i found.Images Details:J.Dyson20058"ScopeToucam Pro.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Warthog Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 I'll have to look for that, James, if I ever see the sky again. Are you sure of your 'best viewing' dates, there? Shirly it should be before one and after the other, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted February 1, 2006 Author Share Posted February 1, 2006 Date's seem fine to me WH?..It's a real treat this Feature i find, if you look at the Moon without the Aid of Scopes etc look for the Brightest part of the Moon and a little tick you will know were to look with ye olde scope.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 This is a fabulous target, especially at high power! I spent nearly 1/2 hour just looking at this one at ~800x in the C8. Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 ~800x in the C8. :shock: that must of been amazing Astroman James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroman Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 It was. I put the 2x Barlow in front of the diagonal, then the 7.5mm ep. I had a comfortable chair/position and just marveled. Like someone said to me at a public event, "I'm goin' in!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 :shock: Wicked! Never look at the Moon at 800x before nearest is around 600-650x and thats awsome i like the feeling you get as if in the Lunar Module can't really be beaten that Saturns close though.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 You know James mate you amaze me with your knowledge base on these things I have found all these posts you put on extremely beneficial long may you prosper 7I mean James cracking stuff mate your a top man I shut up now before it goes to owns head 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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