The week of June 16-22 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the moon crater Clavius, visible on Tuesday night close to the terminator. Clavius: [SW/Q8] Sunset over Clavius is something that you don’t
The week of May 8-14 takes us from Day 18 to Day 24. This week we will highlight Rupes Cauchy, a fault on the moon, viewable on Tuesday before sunrise. Rupes Cauchy: [NE/J13; L=37°E] Two of the best-known faults on
The week of April 10-16 takes us from Day 20 to Day 26. This week we will highlight moon craters in the Fra Mauro region, located in the SW quadrant of the Field Map at K8, and viewable early Thursday
The week of December 7-13 takes us from Lunar Day 22 to Day 29. This week we will highlight Montes Recti, the Straight Range, viewable early Tuesday morning, and the collapse of the Arecibo radio telescope. The Straight Range is
The week of March 23-29 takes us from Lunar Day 29 to Day 5. This week we will highlight the Rheita Valley, viewable in the evening on Saturday, March 28. Vallis Rheita: [SE/N14] At 276 miles, the Rheita Valley is
The week of September 2-8 takes us from Day 4 to Day 10. This week we will highlight the Valentine Dome, viewable on Thursday evening. Valentine Dome: [NE/F11] Keep a close eye on the movement of the terminator, and when
The week of August 5-11 takes us from Day 5 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the Arago domes viewable on Tuesday night. Arago domes: [NE/J12] Near the crater Arago there is a pair of very large domes,
The week of Nov. 5-11 takes us from Day 28 (almost New Moon) to Day 4. This week we will highlight the crater Messier, viewable on Sunday during deep twilight (catch it before the Moon gets too low). Messier1: [SE/K14]
The week of June 25 – July 1 takes us from the end of Day 12, close to full moon, to Day 18. This week we will highlight Mons Rümker, viewable Monday, and the lunar swirl Reiner Gamma viewable all
The week of April 2-8 takes us from Day 17 through Day 22, the beginning of the last quarter. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Geminus, viewable around midnight on Monday. Endymion: [NE/D15] This is an older