Petavius
Petavius – Crater in Moon
I’ve done this sketch as an experiment on a cloudy night. The sky was covered by a thin but even layer of cirrocumulus, I was able to observe details only for a few minutes. It was fun in the end and the result is not so bad.
| Object | Petavius |
|---|---|
| Observed at | Dunaharaszti, HU, 2025-10-08 23:50 |
| Seeing | cloudy… |
| Aperture | 127 mm |
| Magnification | 171x |
| FOV | 3.3’ |
| Other data | |
| Equivalent mag. | ~1236x |
| Age of Moon | 16.7 days |
Object data
| Object | Petavius |
|---|---|
| Desc. | Crater |
| Coordinates | 23.2°N 49.7°W |
| Size | 177 km |
