The week of April 22-28 takes us from Day 18 to Day 24. This week we will highlight Rupes Cauchy, viewable early Tuesday morning. Rupes Cauchy1: [NE/J13; L=37°E] Two of the best-known faults on the Moon are Rupes Cauchy and
The week of April 15-21 takes us from Day 11 to Day 17. This week we will highlight Sinus Iridum, viewable on Monday evening. Sinus Iridum: [NW/E6] Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows), located in the northwest sector of Mare
The week of April 8-14 takes us from Day 3 to Day 9. This week we will highlight the crater Gutenberg, viewable on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Gutenberg: [SE/K14] On Monday and Tuesday night, you check out the western edge
The week of April 1-7 takes us from lunar Day 26 to Day 2. This week the Moon is, for all practical purposes, not viewable. On Monday morning, it rises during bright morning twilight, and on Sunday evening, April 7,
The week of March 25-31 takes us from Day 20 to Day 25. This week we will highlight the craters Aristoteles and Eudoxus, viewable early Tuesday morning. Aristoteles1: [NE/D11] Close to the terminator this morning there is an eye-catching pair
The week of March 18-24 takes us from Day 12 to Day 19. This week we will highlight Mare Frigoris and the crater Shickard, viewable on Monday evening. Mare Frigoris: [NW-NE/D6-13] This is the only mare patch that isn’t even
The week of March 11-17 takes us from Day 5 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the trio of craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, and Catharina, viewable right next to the terminator on Monday evening, and on Tuesday evening. Theophilus,
The week of March 4-10 takes us from Day 28 to Day 4. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Burckhardt, viewable on Saturday evening. Endymion: [NE/D15; L=57°E] This is an older crater which somewhat resembles Plato [Day
The week of February 25 – March 3 takes us from Day 21 through Day 27. This week we will highlight the craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel, viewable early Tuesday morning. Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel: [SW/K-L9] This is the second group
The week of February 18-24 takes us from Day 14 through Day 20. This week we will highlight the crater Tycho, viewable on Monday (essentially full moon) and for most of the week. Tycho: [SW/P8; L=11°W] On Day 8, we