IWLOP #081 - Maginus

IWLOP #081 - Maginus

Large, prominent, pre-Nectarian Era crater.

Objects: Maginus, Maginus A, Maginus C, Heraclitus, Lilius, Deluc
Others Identified: Licetus, Pictet, Proctor, Saussure, Street, Tycho

Observation 1:
Location: Home
Date: 2019-06-10
Time: 10:15 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 12mm with 92° FOV + x2 Barlow
Magnification: x416
Seeing: Very Good (4)
Transparency: Good (3)

R1: The floor of Maginus was quite rough. Maginus A not seen. R2:  Craters K, D and E form a chain with the northerly Proctor. Maginus C is a large crater with a wide terrace going down to Maginus's floor. C1:  Heraclitus and Licetus in the east look like a small car. Deluc looks like Mickey Mouse with A and D adjacent, smaller and maybe deeper.

Observation 2:
Location: Home
Date: 2021-03-22
Time: 9:54 PM ADT
Equipment: 10" Meade SCT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 4.7mm with 82° FOV
Magnification: x530
Seeing: not recorded
Transparency: not recorded

R1: Maginus A easily seen. Part of the floor in the central area between the twin peaks and Maginus C looked darker than other areas. C1: Lilius has a central peak and several small craters units NW rim; crater C has impacted its SE wall.