The week of July 20-26 takes us from New Moon to Lunar Day 7. This week we will highlight the craters Bürg and Lacus Mortis. Lacus Mortis: [NE/E12; L=27°E] The charmingly named “Lake of Death” is a large lava-flooded crater.
The week of July 13-19 takes us from Lunar Day 22 to Day 28. This week we will highlight the crater Copernicus, viewable around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the comet Neowise. Copernicus1: [NW/J7] Magnificent Copernicus has been
The week of July 6-12 takes us from Lunar Day 17 to Day 22. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Geminus viewable on Monday and Tuesday nights. Endymion: [NE/D15; L=57°E] This is an older crater which somewhat
The week of June 29-July 5 takes us from Lunar Day 9 to Day 16. This week we will highlight Mare Imbrium, viewable throughout the week. Mare Imbrium: [±NW/F8] The Imbrium basin was created 3.9 billion years ago when an
The week of June 22-28 takes us from Lunar Day 2 to Day 8. This week we will highlight the crater Messier, viewable on Wednesday evening. Messier1: [SE/K14] One of my favorite objects on the Moon is a small pair
The week of June 15-21 takes us from Lunar Day 24 to New Moon. This week we will highlight the crater Gassendi, viewable early Tuesday morning. Gassendi: [SW/L5; L=40°W] Three generations of crater age can be easily observed on Mare
The week of June 8-14 takes us from Lunar Day 18 to Day 23. This week we will highlight Sinus Iridum, viewable early Sunday morning. Sinus Iridum: [NW/E6] Sinus Iridum (the Bay of Rainbows), located in the northwest sector of
The week of June 1-7 takes us from Lunar Day 10 to Day 17. This week we will highlight two rilles: Rima Hesiodus and Rimae Ramsden. Rima Hesiodus: [SW/N7-M8; L=20°W] The linear rille Rima Hesiodus is a graben (a special
The week of May 25-31 takes us from Lunar Day 3 to Day 9. This week we will highlight the ghost crater Lamont. Lamont: [NE/J12] About 100 miles (1.5 arc-minutes) off the western shore of Tranquility is a remarkable series
The week of May 18-24 takes us from Lunar Day 26 to Day 2. This is not a good week for lunar observing, as the Moon is so close to the Sun (new moon is on Friday) but this week