The week of August 19-25 takes us from Day 18 to Day 24. This week we will highlight the crater Julius Caesar viewable early Wednesday morning around 1:00 a.m. Julius Caesar1 : [NE/J11; L=15°E] Drop down to the Sea of
Julius Caesar on the Moon
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,
Cleomedes the First Significant Crater on the #Moon and The Flying Eagle
The week of August 27 – September 2 takes us from Day 16 to Day 22. This week we will highlight the crater Cleomedes, viewable on Monday night, and a feature unofficially called The Flying Eagle, viewable on Tuesday (you
Rilles on the Moon and Their Characteristics
The week of August 20-26 takes us from Day 10 to Day 15, full Moon. This week we will highlight a series of rilles: Rima Hesiodus (visible Monday night), and the Hippalus and Ramsden rilles. visible on Tuesday. Rima Hesiodus:
Shock Waves Frozen in Place on the Moon and A Large, Degraded Crater
The week of August 13-19 takes us from Day 3 to the end of Day 8. This week we will highlight the Altai Scarp, viewable Friday evening (possibly Thursday) and the crater Hipparchus, viewable on Saturday evening. Altai Scarp (Rupes
de Gasparis Rilles: A Hub of Rille Activity and Marius Hills: The Largest Dome Field
The week of August 6-12 takes us from Day 23 to the end of Day 1. The only decent views of the Moon will be Tuesday and Wednesday morning before sunrise. This week we will highlight the de Gasparis rilles
Two Splendid #MoonCraters Described As “Noble, Magnificent, Spectacular, Scarcely Surpassed”
The week of July 30-August 5 takes us from Day 17 to Day 23. This week we will highlight the craters Hercules and Atlas, viewable around 2:00 AM EDT on Tuesday. Hercules and Atlas: [NE/E13-14] Just east of the charmingly
Discover Two Shapes to the Cassini #Moon Crater
The week of August 28 – September 3 takes us from Day 7 to Day 12. This week we will highlight the crater Cassini, visible on Tuesday evening. (Although Cassini was covered in the 12/19/16 blog, we are repeating the
Two Phenomenon in Space: Chance of a Lifetime Solar Eclipse and Thinnest Crescent on Moon You Can See with the Naked Eye
The week of August 21-27 takes us from New Moon to Day 6. This week we will discuss the thinnest crescent you can see with the naked eyes (try for it on Monday through Wednesday). Thin Crescent: Because the Moon