The week of April 29 – May 5 takes us from lunar Day 25 to Day 1. This week the Moon is, for all practical purposes, not viewable. On Monday morning it rises during bright morning twilight, and for the
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 April 30 – May 6 takes us from Day 15 (essentially full moon) to Day 21. This week we will highlight a series of craters known as the Great Eastern Chain, viewable Tuesday night. The Great Eastern
The week of April 23-29 takes us from Day 8 through Day 14. This week we will highlight the Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall), viewable on Monday night. Straight Wall (Rupes Recta): [SW/M9; L=8°W] Two of the best-known faults on
The week of April 16-22 takes us from Day 1 through Day 7. This week we will highlight an unusual feature called the Lunar X, visible on April 22nd. Lunar X: [SE/M10] On Sunday evening (Around 6 days 22 hours
The week of April 9-15 takes us from Day 23 to New Moon. This week we will highlight the Milichius and Hortensius dome fields, visible at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Hortensius domes: [NW/J7] If you catch the terminator when
The week of April 2-8 takes us from Day 17 through Day 22, the beginning of the last quarter. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Geminus, viewable around midnight on Monday. Endymion: [NE/D15] This is an older