The week of January 18-24 takes us from Lunar Day 6 to Day 11. This week we will highlight an object informally known as the Valentine Dome. Valentine Dome: [NE/F11] Keep a close eye on the movement of the terminator,
Valentine Dome on the Moon
Cauchy Lunar Domes on the Moon
The week of January 11-17 takes us from Lunar Day 28 to 5. This week we will highlight the Cauchy lunar domes. Cauchy Domes: [NE/J13] During sunrise over this area, you will have an opportunity to view lunar domes, low
Unusual Moon Crater Arago and its Surrounding Domes
The week of December 14-20 takes us from New Moon to Day 6.5. This week we will highlight the crater Arago and its surrounding domes, viewable on Sunday night. Arago: [NE/J12] About 50 miles from the western shore of Tranquillity
A Wide Shallow Valley and Lunar Dome on the Moon
The week of February 3-9 takes us from Day 9 to Day 15. This week we will highlight the Bullialdus Causeway and the lunar dome Kies (Pi), viewable Monday night. Bullialdus Causeway1: [SW/M7] There is a wide, shallow valley that
Cauchy Domes on the Moon
The week of November 25 takes us from Day 28 to Day 5. This week we will highlight the Cauchy domes, viewable on Sunday evening. Cauchy Domes: [NE/J13] During sunrise over this area, you will have an opportunity to view
The Moon’s Second Largest Dome: Gruithuisen Gamma
The week of September 23-29 takes us from Day 23 to Day 1. This week we will highlight the lunar dome Mons Gruithuisen Gamma, viewable early Tuesday morning. Gruithuisen Gamma1: [NW/F5; L=41°W] There is a peninsula-like piece of highland terrain
Largest dome on the Moon: Valentine Dome
The week of September 2-8 takes us from Day 4 to Day 10. This week we will highlight the Valentine Dome, viewable on Thursday evening. Valentine Dome: [NE/F11] Keep a close eye on the movement of the terminator, and when
Complex of Domes and Lunar Swirls on the Moon
The week of August 26 – September 1 takes us from Day 25 to Day 3. This week we will highlight Mons Rümker and Reiner Gamma, both visible Tuesday morning around 4:00 a.m. Mons Rümker: [NW/E4] Unfortunately this feature is
Mons Rümker and Reiner Gamma: Complex of Domes and Lunar Swirls on the Moon
The week of August 12-18 takes us from Day 12 to the end of Day 17. This week we will highlight Mons Rümker and Reiner Gamma. Mons Rümker: [NW/E4] Unfortunately this feature is too close to the Moon’s limb to
Arago Domes
The week of August 5-11 takes us from Day 5 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the Arago domes viewable on Tuesday night. Arago domes: [NE/J12] Near the crater Arago there is a pair of very large domes,