Schiller Crater - February 16, 2019
A view of the unusual Schiller Crater on the Moon -- The first thing you notice with this crater is the elongated shape, it almost looks like a footprint left on the surface. The crater measures about 179 x 71 kilometers and was formed by at least two impacts. The crater was named for Julius Schiller (c. 1580-1627) who published a star atlas called Coelum Stellatum Christianum which replaced pagan constellations with biblical and Christian figures – it did not gain acceptance….
Tech Specs: Meade 12" LX-90, ZWO ASI290MC, best 20% of 5k frames using SharpCap Pro v3.1. Date: February 16, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
Schiller Crater - February 16, 2019
A view of the unusual Schiller Crater on the Moon -- The first thing you notice with this crater is the elongated shape, it almost looks like a footprint left on the surface. The crater measures about 179 x 71 kilometers and was formed by at least two impacts. The crater was named for Julius Schiller (c. 1580-1627) who published a star atlas called Coelum Stellatum Christianum which replaced pagan constellations with biblical and Christian figures – it did not gain acceptance….
Tech Specs: Meade 12" LX-90, ZWO ASI290MC, best 20% of 5k frames using SharpCap Pro v3.1. Date: February 16, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.