I hope everybody caught the transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun on Monday morning! The week of November 11-17 takes us from Day 14 (virtually the Full Moon) to Day 20. This week we will highlight the
The week of November 4-10 takes us from the end of Day 7 to Day 13. This week we will highlight the Triesnecker rilles, viewable on Monday evening. Triesnecker rilles: [NE/J10] What a great place to poke around with your
The week of October 14-20 takes us from Day 15 to 21. This week we will highlight a feature commonly referred to as The Great Eastern Chain, viewable on Monday evening. The Great Eastern Chain: [SE/K-N16] There is a conspicuous
The week of July 22-28 takes us from Day 20 to Day 26. This week we will highlight Rima Hyginus viewable early Tuesday morning. Rima Hyginus: [NE/J10] At the west end of the Ariadaeus rille, there is a narrow diagonal
The week of June 3-9 takes us from New Moon to Lunar Day 7. This week we will highlight Rima Ariadaeus (the Ariadaeus Rille) viewable on Sunday evening, Lunar Day 7. Rima Ariadaeus: [NE/J11] The best place to see rilles
The week of May 6-12 takes us from lunar Day 2 to Day 8. This week we will highlight the charmingly named Lacus Mortis (the Lake of Death) and Bürg, two craters viewable on Thursday evening, and the crater Maurolycus,
The week of April 22-28 takes us from Day 18 to Day 24. This week we will highlight Rupes Cauchy, viewable early Tuesday morning. Rupes Cauchy1: [NE/J13; L=37°E] Two of the best-known faults on the Moon are Rupes Cauchy and
The week of February 4 – 10 takes us from New Moon to Day 5. This week we will highlight the crater Plinius and the Apollo 11 site, visible on Sunday evening. Plinius: [NE/H12] Standing sentinel between Tranquillity and Serenity
The week of January 28 – February 3 takes us from Day 23 through Day 28. This week we will highlight the Fra Mauro region, which is viewable on Tuesday morning before sunrise. Fra Mauro region: [SW/K8; L=17°W] Craters in
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