SOME INTERESTING DOMES

CAUCHY Omega and Tau

ARAGO Alfa and  Beta

KIES Pi

N. HORTENSIUS - MILICHIUS Pi

GRUITHUISEN Gamma e Delta

MARIUS hills

GAMBART C

BEER

CAPUANUS

NOME
POSITION

SELEN.
Lat /   Long

NOTES

IMAGE
CAUCHY Omega and Tau

+7.5 / 37,5

Omega has a summit crater . Locate to the South of the more southern rima near Cauchy (East edge of M. Tranquillitatis)

FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
Lunar age in days, approximate:
4 - 5 and 18 -19
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
322 142

drawing and Notes of R. Porta
Date 6-6-2000
Hour (Tmec) 21.50 - 22,15
Seeing Iv
SCT200mm telescope f/10
180x/222x
Filters yellow #8

Observed domes of Cauchy. Found a series of hills near the south rima.
Seeing disturbed.moon low on the horizon.


author: A. Cidadao

 



ARAGO Alpha and   Beta

+07 / +21

elevated domes with wrinkled surface.
Respectively to N and W di Arago ( W edge of M. Tranquillitatis)

FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)
5 - 6 and 20 - 21
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
339 159

drawing of: F. Ferri
Seeing: 3 - 4 Transparency: Average
Instrument: Refractor D 90 F 11
222x
Date: 07-06-2000
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 21.00
Hour End: (U.T.): 21.30
Lunar Age 5.4 days


drawing and Notes of R. Porta
Date 8-6-2000
Hour (Tmec) 21.00 - 21,40
Seeing II
SCT200mm telescope f/10
222x/250x
Filters yellow #8

The observation of Arago domes Alpha and Beta is extremely easy, in low light they are visible also with 50x (!). have observed one small rima between the 2 domes that it does not appear on the photos

 

 

drawing of: F. Ferri
Seeing: 3 Transparency: Average
Instrument: refractor D 80 F 11,3
182x
Date: 26-06-2001
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 21.20

 


author:
F. Badalotti


author: F. Ferri





KIES Pi

-27 / -24

Typical dome, summit crater, W of Kies (Nubium sea)  

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)
9 -10 and 23 - 24
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
24 204

drawings and photo of: A. Catapano
Seeing: 2-3
Transparency: good
Instrument: SC 8 " F10

drawing
Used eyepiece: S.PL.6,4 milimeter (312,5x) + (with Diagonal)
Date: 13-04-2000
Hour beginning (U.T.): 18.25
Hour End (U.t.) 19.05
Lunar Age: 9g

PHOTO
eyepiece projection Plossl TeleVue 10.5 milimeter (F72)
film Kodak Gold 400 with Yashica FX-D
1 sec. approximately)
Date/Time 13-4-2000 U.t.19,15


author: A. Cidadao




author: A. Catapano

N. HORTENSIUS

MILICHIUS Pi

+7.5 / -28

+10 / - 31,3

Group of 5 domes N of Hortensius (W of Copernicus)

 
Dome with summit crater W di Milichius (W of Copernicus)  

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)
9 - 10 and 24 - 25
colongitude (dawn sunset):
28-31 208-211

 

 

drawings of: M. Chiarini
Seeing: 2 Transparency: Sufficent
Instrument: refractor D 130 F 6,2
(200x)
Date: 15-02-2000

Hortensius
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 19.00
End Hour: (U.T.): 19.50
Milichius
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 18.00
End Hour: (U.T.): 19.00


author:
M.Giuntoli


hortensius-milichius
author:
F. Badalotti
 



author:
M. Chiarini
M.Gruithuisen Gamma and Delta
+ 36 / - 40

Gamma is a circular flattened dome with summit craterlet; to the South east is Delta of nearly rectangular shape. ( NW margin of Imbrium, to SSW of the Sinus iridum)

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)
9 - 10 and 25 - 26
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
40 220


author: A. Cidadao
Marius Hills

+12 / - 51

Field of 20-30 small domes West of Marius (Oc. Procellarum)

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)

10 -11 and 26 - 27
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
52 232



author: A.Cidadao

Gambart C
+3,3/-11,8

Large dome to the south-west of Gambart c - one of the easiest to recognize visually
Gambart is found approximately 300 km to South of Eratosthenes crater. Gambart c and b are a twin couple less than 100 km to the north east, gambart c is the northern, the dome is to south west of " c ".

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)

8 - 9 and 22 - 23
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
339 159

drawing and notes of: To Catapano

Seeing: 3 - 4 Transparency: Good
Instrument: S. Cassegrain 8 " F10: Super Plossl 6.4 milimeter (312,5x) (with Diagonal)
Date: 12-05-2000
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 18.05
End Hour: (U.T.): 18.30
Lunar Age: 8.6 days




author:
A. Catapano
Beer
+27,1/-9,1

Beer is found to the southeast of the Imbrium M. between the craters Timocharis and Archimedes, close to Feuille' (9.5 km). To the South east ofi Beer a dome is found whose dimensions are comparable to the crater (10 km), The dome has a semispherical shape and it seems very low with a tiny shadow , I have not found any summit craterlet, perhaps also because of the seeing being not very good


FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)

8 - 9 and 22 - 23
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
339 159

drawing and notes of: A. Catapano
Seeing: 3 Transparency: Good
Instrument: S. Cassegrain 8 " F10: Super Plossl 6.4 milimeter (312,5x) (with Diagonal)
Date: 12-05-2000
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 17.40
End Hour: (U.T.): 18.00
Lunar Age 8.6 days




author: A. Catapano
Capuanus
-34.0 / - 26,0

FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS OF VISIBILITY
(lunar Age in days, approximate)

9 - 10 and 24 - 25
colongitude (dawn-sunset):
27 207

drawing of: F. Ferri
Seeing: 2-3 Transparency: Average
Instrument: refractor D 90 F 11
200x
Date: 17-02-1997
Hour Beginning: (U.T.): 21.00
End Hour: (U.T.): 21,40
observed dome in NE quadrant, inside the crater
 







author: F. Ferri