The week of September 10-16 takes us from Day 1 to Day 7. This week we will highlight the crater Petavius, viewable on Wednesday night. Petavius: [SE/M16] This is one of the most fascinating craters on the Moon. It is
The week of August 27 – September 2 takes us from Day 16 to Day 22. This week we will highlight the crater Cleomedes, viewable on Monday night, and a feature unofficially called The Flying Eagle, viewable on Tuesday (you
The week of August 20-26 takes us from Day 10 to Day 15, full Moon. This week we will highlight a series of rilles: Rima Hesiodus (visible Monday night), and the Hippalus and Ramsden rilles. visible on Tuesday. Rima Hesiodus:
The week of August 6-12 takes us from Day 23 to the end of Day 1. The only decent views of the Moon will be Tuesday and Wednesday morning before sunrise. This week we will highlight the de Gasparis rilles
The week of July 23-29 takes us from Day 11 to Day 16. Full Moon is on Friday. This week we will highlight Rima Marius, visible on Tuesday night at 11:00 PM EDT, also Schröter’s Valley and the Cobra Head
The week of April 30 – May 6 takes us from Day 15 (essentially full moon) to Day 21. This week we will highlight a series of craters known as the Great Eastern Chain, viewable Tuesday night. The Great Eastern
The week of April 23-29 takes us from Day 8 through Day 14. This week we will highlight the Rupes Recta (the Straight Wall), viewable on Monday night. Straight Wall (Rupes Recta): [SW/M9; L=8°W] Two of the best-known faults on
The week of March 12-18 takes us from Day 25 to Day 1. This week we will highlight the craters Gassendi and Letronne, visible on Wednesday around 6:00 a.m. You’ll have to hustle as nautical dawn begins around 6:15 and
The week of November 13-19 takes us from Day 25 into Day 1. On Monday the Moon doesn’t rise until around 2:00 A.M. This week we will highlight the craters Gassendi and Letronne. Gassendi: [SW/L5] Three generations of crater age
The week of September 11-17 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. The Moon will not be in a good position for viewing until about 1:00 AM on Tuesday. This week we will highlight the Triesnecker rilles, visible early