The week of January 13-19 takes us from Day 18 to Day 24. This week we will highlight Mare Nectaris and the crater Fracastorius, viewable late Monday night, and Rupes Altai (the Altai Scarp) viewable Tuesday evening. Mare Nectaris: [SE/L13]
The week of December 30 – January 5 takes us from Day 4 to Day 10. This week we will highlight Rima Hyginus (the Hyginus Rille), viewable on Thursday evening, and the Quadrantid meteor shower. Rima Hyginus: [NE/J10;] At the
The week of December 16-22 takes us from Day 19 to Day 26. This week we will highlight Mare Vaporum, viewable early Wednesday morning, and the Winter Solstice. Mare Vaporum: [NE/H10; L=4°E] Notice how there are finger-like projections extending from
The week of December 9-15. takes us from Day 12 to Day 18. This week we will highlight the craters Wargentin, Nasmyth & Phocylides plus the Geminid meteor shower. Wargentin: [SW/P4] (Depending on libration, you may have to wait until
The week of December 2 – 8 takes us from Day 6 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the craters Linné and Cassini, viewable on Tuesday evening. Linné: [NE/G11] Linné is a simple, relatively young crater with an
The week of November 18-24 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the crater Maginus and Catena Davy viewable after midnight on Tuesday. Maginus: [SW/Q9; L=6°W] Located at the eastern tip of the diamond
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 October 28 – November 3 takes us from Day 1 to Day 7. This week we will highlight Mare Crisium, viewable on Thursday evening. Mare Crisium: [NE/H15] On Day 4 the Sea of Crises, the first of
The week of October 21-27 takes us from Day 22 to 29. This week we will highlight the crater Bullialdus, viewable at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Bullialdus: [SW/M7; L=22°W] If you recall what Tycho looked like yesterday morning, Bullialdus
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