IWLOP #011 – Cleomedes & Macrobius
Prominent eroded craters to the west of Mare Crisium.
Location: 27.7 N 55.5 E Origin: Impact Size: 126 km. Rukl: 26 Type: Complex Crater (CC)
Objects: Cleomedes, Cleomedes B & J, Cleomedes E & A, Delmotte, Tralles, Debes, Rima Cleomedes, Macrobius, Macrobius C
Others Identified: Burckhardt, Lacus Bonitatis, Tisserand
Observation 1
Location: Home
Date: 2020-05-25
Time: 8:45 PM ADT
Equipment: 6" Dobsonian, 15 mm Plösl
Magnification: x80
Transparency: Good (3)
Seeing: Good (3)
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R1: Craters B & J on the floor of Cleomedes and A & E on its NW wall were easily identified. C1: Delmotte was to the east of southern Cleomedes whereas Debes and Tralles were in the northwest. Debes and Tralles appeared to be quite deep with the Debes SW wall appeared shallow or worn down. |
Observation 2
Location: Home
Date: 2021-05-15
Time: 8:32 PM
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT, 4.7 mm eyepiece
Magnification: x530
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Seeing: Excellent (5)
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R2: The SW wall of Macrobius was particularly terraced. Central peak looked a little off-centre. C3: Crater Macrobius C looked to have been created on the SW rim edge (refer to sketch). The crater rim was seemingly quite sharp where the crater was formed. |
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