Pickering Crater
By Erik van Woerkens (Pickering Crater)
- May 31st, 2012
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Pickering Crater, lunar crater with 15 km width and 2740 m depth.
Sketched on 29/05/2012, the 8th day after new moon, 1 day after first quarter.
Sketched in Gierle, Belgium between 22u30 and 23u30.
Equipment used: William Optics 80 II FD (555 – F/6.9) on a TeleVue telepod mount, and a Nagler 4.5mm eyepiece
thanks for considering to publish ![]()
Erik van Woerkens

Erik,
A very realistic capture of crater Eratosthenes (Pickering).
Well done.
Frank