Around Clavius Crater


Date & Time: Apr 29 2004, 20:38 JST(+0900), 1/6sec. Exp.
Optical: TAKAHASHI 12.5cm(4.9") fluorite refractor, afocal method with LV5mm eyepiece
Synthesized focal length f=4260mm (equivalent f=21000mm in 35mm film format)
Auto-guided with VIXEN ATLUX Equatorial
Digital Camera: OLYMPUS C-5050Z
Location: Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Mode.....SHQ (2560×1920, high-quality JPEG format)
Lens.....f=21.3mm (equivalent f=105mm in 35mm film format), Stop: F2.6
CCD sensitivity.....ISO400, White Balance.....Auto


This is a close up image around one of the biggest craters of Clavius.
The Clavius is a very old crater, you can appreciate many satellite craters being piled up. Among them, a medium-sized crater with a diameter of 23km has a name of Rutherford positioned just southern edge (upper part in picture) of Clavius. While a small crater in northern side is called "Clavius B".

Gazetteer
Index Map
INDEXNAMECrater's Diameter
1Clavius225km
2Maginus163km
3Moretus114km
4Curtius95km
5Zach71km
6Lilius61km
7Rutherford23km
8Longomontanus145km
9Blancanus105km



Clavius & Tycho
Antarctic area

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