Albategnius Crater

Albategnius is an ancient crater, pockmarked by numerous smaller craters. The diameter is 114 km, and the rim is broken by the crater Klein to the south west. The crater walls rises to a height of over 4000m above the crater floor and the central peak reaches 1500m.

Technical details

OPTICS10" Newtonian f/5.2, Meade 3x Barlow lens
MOUNTLosmandy G11 equatorial
CAMERAPhilips ToUCam Pro SC1 webcam
FILTERSMeade OIII
EXPOSURE450 x 1/50th s
DATE/TIME11/10/2005 08:00 UTC
LOCATIONMy backyard observatory in west Auckland, New Zealand

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