The week of January 21-27 takes us from Day 15 to Day 22. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Geminus, viewable on Tuesday evening. Endymion: [NE/D15] This is an older crater which somewhat resembles Plato [Day 8;
The week of Jan. 14-20 takes us from Day 8 to Day 14. This week we will highlight the crater Clavius. Clavius: [SW/Q8] If you catch the Moon early in Day 8 when the terminator is around 15° (i.e., it
The week of Jan. 7-13 takes us from Day 1 to Day 7. This week we will highlight the crater Janssen, viewable on Thursday evening. Janssen: [SE/P13; L=40°E] Janssen is located 85 miles southwest of the Rheita Valley [SE/N14] (which
The week of January 29 – February 4 takes us from Day 13 through Day 19. This week we will highlight the total lunar eclipse of January 31st. On Wednesday morning there will be a quadruple whammy: a total lunar
The week of January 22-28 takes us from Day 5 to the end of Day 11. This week we will highlight the craters Arago, Sabine & Ritter, viewable on Monday night. (If the terminator is too close to see the
The week of January 15-21 takes us from Day 28 (virtually new moon) to Day 4. This week we will highlight the crater Messier, viewable on Saturday evening. Messier:1 [SE/K14; L=48°E] One of my favorite objects on the Moon is
The week of Jan. 8-14 takes us from the end of Day 22 (waning crescent) to Day 27. On Monday the Moon won’t be high enough to view until 2:00 a.m. This week we will highlight Mons Pico and the
The week of January 1 – 7 takes us from Day 14, full moon, to Day 21. This week we will highlight the craters Dionysius and Linné. Linné: [NE/G11; L=12°E] Now that we are at full Moon, let’s revisit Linné
The week of January 30th – Feb. 5th takes us from Lunar Day 3 into Day 9. This week we will highlight the phenomenon of Earthshine and the planet Venus. One of the loveliest views of the Moon can be
The week of Jan. 23-29 takes us from Lunar Day 25 through Day 1. For you early viewers, the Moon doesn’t rise until around 3:15 A.M. (depending on your location) and it won’t be high enough to view clearly until