The week of December 30-Jan 5 takes us from Lunar Day 0 to Day 6. This week we will highlight the trio of moon craters, Theophilus, Cyrillus,and Catharina, visible on Saturday night. Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina: [Repeated from Day 5–SE/L12; L=24°E]
The week of December 23-29 takes us from Lunar Day 23 to Day 29. This week we will highlight a feature called Rimae Sirsalis, visible on Thursday night. Rimae Sirsalis: [SW/L3-4; L=62°W] Just in from the southwest shore of Oceanus
The week of December 16-22 takes us from Lunar Day 16 to Day 22. This week we will highlight an item informally referred to as the “Lunar X,” visible on Sunday night. Lunar X: [SE/M10; L=1°E] Around 6 days 22
The week of December 9-15 takes us from Lunar Day 9 to Day 15. This week we will highlight the moon crater Schickard, visible on Thursday night. Schickard: [SW/P4; L=55°W] When you look at Schickard, you should immediately notice something
The week of December 2 – December 8 takes us from Lunar Day 2 to Day 8. This week we will highlight Rima Hyginus, visible on Saturday night. Rima Hyginus: [NE/J10; L=8°E] At the west end of the Ariadaeus rille,
The week of December 25-31 takes us from Day 14 to Day 20. This week we will highlight the moon craters Aristoteles and Julius Caesar, viewable on Sunday night and found in the NE quadrant of the Field Map. Aristoteles:
The week of December 18-24 takes us from Day 7 to Day 13. This week we will highlight Montes Apenninus, viewable on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Montes Apenninus: The Apennine Mountain Range [NW/G9] is the most spectacular feature on the
The week of December 11-17 takes us from Day 29 to Day 6. This week we will highlight the moon craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, and Catherina, viewable on Sunday evening. Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina: [SE/L12] This is the most imposing trio of
The week of December 4-10 takes us from Day 22 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the moon crater Pytheas with its secondary craters, viewable on Tuesday after midnight. Pytheas secondary moon craters: [NW/G7-8; L=19°W] The best place
The week of December 26 – January 1 takes us from Lunar Day 4 to Day 10. This week we will highlight the fault Rupes Cauchy located on the moon in the NE quadrant of the Field Map and viewable