The week of December 10-16 takes us from Day 3 through Day 8. This week we will highlight the crater Fracastorius and Mare Nectaris, the Sea of Nectar, viewable on Wednesday night, and the Geminid meteor shower which will peak
The week of December 3-9 takes us from Day 26 to Day 2. Tuesday morning around 4:00 a.m. will be the only practical opportunity to view the Moon. This week we will highlight the crater Seleucus and Comet 46/P Wirtanen.
Merry Christmas everyone! The week of December 25-31 takes us from Day 7 to Day 13, very nearly full moon. This week we will highlight the crater Albategnius, viewable on Monday night (just in case you don’t know what to
The week of December 18 – 24 takes us from just past New Moon to Day 6. This week we will highlight the crater Maurolycus, viewable on Sunday evening. Maurolycus: [SE/P11] Let us venture briefly into a region where angels
The week of December 11 – 17 takes us from the end of Day 23 to Day 29. This week we will highlight the crater Bullialdus, viewable as soon as the Moon rises early Tuesday morning. Bullialdus: [SW/M7; L=22°W] If
The week of December 4 – 10 takes us from Day 16 to the end of Day 23. This week we will highlight the craters Proclus, viewable on Tuesday evening, and Moltke, viewable after 11:00 PM Thursday night. Proclus: [NE/H14]
The week of Dec. 26-Jan.1 takes us from Lunar Day 27 to Day 3 when the Moon will be just 3.5° away from Venus and you should be able to see both objects in your binoculars. Even with your naked
The week of Dec. 19-25 takes us from Lunar Day 21 to Day 26. On Monday the Moon rises shortly after 11:00 PM and on Christmas Day moonrise is nearly 4:00 AM. This time is reserved for highly dedicated Moon
[Last week it was suggested that you observe Maurolycus on Monday. Although Maurolycus was just east of the terminator, its rim mountains are so high that its floor was still in shadow. Tuesday would have been a better day to
The week of Dec. 5-11 takes us from Lunar Day 6 to Day 12, close to Full Moon. This week we will highlight the craters Eudoxus and Maurolycus, visible on Monday. Eudoxus1: [NE/E11] Both Eudoxus and Aristoteles to its north