IWLOP #062 - Stöfler & Faraday
Large pre-Nectarian crater with overlapping Imbrian Era crater.
Location: 41.1 S 6.0 E Origin: Impact Size: 126 km (Stöfler), 70 km (Faraday) Rukl: 65, 66, 73 Type: Complex Crater (CC)
Objects: Stöfler, Faraday, Licetus, Heraclitus, Fernelius, Kaiser
Others Identified : Cuvier
Observation 1:
Location: Home
Date: 2019-06-10
Time: 9:58 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 12mm with 92° FOV + x2 Barlow
Magnification: x416
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Transparency: Very Good (4)
R1: Stöfler has terraced walls in its western rim. Most of the adjacent secondary craters also have terraced walls.
R2: There are two distinct craters on either side of Faraday. The east crater appears deeper and smaller than the western crater with more terracing in the western crater.
R3: The oval-shaped Licetus is southeast of Stöfler whereas the odd-shaped Heraclitus is in the southwest. Heraclitus appears to have a small dividing mountain or ridge.
R4: To the north are Fernelius and Kaiser. Fernelius shares a ridge with Stöfler and also has a crater on its west rim. There is also a small crater where the crater rims of Stöfler and Fernelius meet. Kaiser also has a small crater to its NE.
These objects were confirmed on another evening when viewing Stöfler and Faraday.
Observation 2:
Location: Home
Date: 2021-04-15
Time: not recorded
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 4.7mm with 82° FOV + x2 Barlow
Magnification: x1060
Seeing: Good (3)
Transparency: Very Good (4)
Temperature: 3° C - 0° C
