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 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 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 11-17 takes us from Lunar Day 20 to Day 25. This week we will highlight Rima Hyginus, viewable Wednesday morning, and Mare Vaporum, viewable Wednesday & Thursday mornings. Mare Vaporum: [NE/H10; L=4°E] Notice how there are
The week of April 20-26 takes us from Lunar Day 27 to Day 3. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Aristarchus, viewable on Sunday evening. One of the loveliest views of the Moon can be seen around
The week of March 30 – April 5 takes us from Lunar Day 6 to Day 12. This week we will highlight the crater Maurolycus, viewable on Monday & Tuesday nights. Maurolycus: [SE/P11] Let us venture briefly into a region
The week of March 16-22 takes us from Lunar Day 23 to Day 28. This week we will highlight the Hippalus rilles, viewable around 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Rimae Hippalus: [SW/M6] On the east shore of Mare Humorum you
The week of February 24 – March 1 takes us from Lunar Day 1 to Day 7. This week we will highlight a feature popularly referred to as the Lunar X. Lunar X: [SE/M10] On Sunday evening, the Sun will
The week of February 17-23 takes us from Lunar Day 24 to New Moon, so the Moon is viewable only in the early morning hours. This week we will highlight the crater Timocharis in Mare Imbrium. Timocharis: [NW/G8] Located below