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Maginus of the Moon in astronomical telescope images

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 23:50

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Maginus (163 km), is a very affected crater, with a destroyed edge, located north-west of the great crater Clavius on the south side of the Moon. Instead of having a sharp edge, well defined, Maginus has multiple impacts lace edge. The floor is also “riddled” with still a distinguished plateau with some peaks going fron the center to north-east. Maginus‘s important neighbors are Tycho northwest, and southwest is Clavius.

The most interesting photo in this article, I think is the first one, because of the hue and brightness which makes a very realistic landscape. Tycho is immersed in a completely dark and Maginus against the sunrise, has a lit interior west wall.

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 captures, FastStone Image Viewer