Based on Lunar Orbiter IV images we have some reliable measurements.
The crater itself is about 100Km diameter.
At south-west there is Montes Teneriffe, its elevation was of 2.4Km and a base diameter of 112 Km, at the right … Read the rest

This panel is a mosaic of 2 sequences. Each sequence is of 100 shoots. This kind of processing emphasizes the weak coloring of minerals.

Link to the hi-res version

This is for sure one of the most beautiful view of the moon, Plato on the left and the vallis alpes on the right.

It has a diameter of 100Km, the central crater is only of 10Km, it is one … Read the rest

Copernicus is for sure one of the most photographed craters on the moon, 93 Km of diameter has ‘only’ 800 million years old. The central peak is only 1.3Km and is one of the most studied create by the NASA.… Read the rest

Tycho is a small crater of 85Km in the south of the moon, The central mountain is taller than 2Km, some interesting details of the elevation can be found here

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Clavius is for sure one of the most photographed subjects on the moon, 230Km of diameter it is dedicated to Christopher Clavius a mathematician of XV century. It appears stretched due to his meridian position and it is one of … Read the rest

An unusual good night, this panel was composed by 3 shoots each of 15K frames. Only the 20% of the frames was selected.

Many famous crater are visible, the are was between Mare cognitum , Mare vaporum and Mare Ibrium… Read the rest

• Location: Ghiro observatory
• Instrument: Enewton2
• Camera: ZWO ASI290MM +  low profile filter holder
• Processing: Autostakkert, Iris, Photoshop

• Location: Ghiro observatory
• Instrument: Enewton2
• Camera: ZWO ASI290MM +  low profile filter holder
• Processing: Autostakkert, Iris, Photoshop