Bailly, Schiller-Zucchius Basin & Schickard

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If there were a Book of Strange Places on the Moon, the Schiller Crater would rank high. Long, as if rolled out - it does not lend itself to simple explanations - one could discuss it, brush against genius or ridiculousness. Some see it as a product of an asteroid of a few kilometers tangential to the impact surface, others argue that it is a chain of medium-sized craters that have lost common parts of the crown after lava filling. I like the second translation, because in the outer contour of the Schiller you can find arcs that would indicate that it is a mix of 4-5 craters. You can even see what looks like a central mound at one end.

The Schiller Crater marks the northern edge of a multi-ring basin - a structure that is high on my list of favorite structures. Firstly, the concentric circles enhance the aesthetics of the place, secondly, they generate beautiful shadows when the light falls diagonally and it gives the impression that they are more convex. Were it not for the outflow of magma that made this formation shallower, we would have seen one of the most beautiful craters here. Fortunately, I can imagine it.

Achromatic refractor TS152/900, Barlow Celestron Ultima 2x (F-2270mm equivalent), ASI290MM, Baader Hα 35nm, EQ-ATM, FireCapture v2.6, Autostakkert!3, Registax6, Multistacking.

Copyright Information: Jerzy Łągiewka "Loxley"