The week of February 20-26 takes us from Day 24 to New Moon. This week we will highlight the crater Kepler, visible on Monday only. The Moon doesn’t rise on Monday until around 2:00 A.M., so viewing the Moon this
Fracastorius Moon Crater: One of the Moon’s Best Examples of Subsidence and Venus at Its Peak Brightness
The week of February 13-19 takes us from Day 18 to Day 23; these are days following the full moon. This week we will highlight the crater Fracastorius, visible on Tuesday evening after 11:00 PM (the Moon rises around 9:30).
Bullialdus: The Most Conspicuous Moon Crater and the Winter Hexagon
The week of Feb. 6–12 takes us from Lunar Day 10 through Day 16. This week we will highlight the crater Bullialdus (a repeat from the Oct. 24th blog since Bullialdus was only visible during the early morning hours and
Mare Crisium – the Sea of Crises: What’s Hot on the Moon on February 24
The week of February 22-28 takes us from lunar Day 15 (full moon) through Day 20. The advantage of viewing the Moon in the days following full moon is that objects that were near the terminator on lunar days 2