The week of June 24-30 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the crater Longomontanus, viewable on Tuesday and Wednesday in the very early morning. Longomontanus: [SW/P7] Take a look at Longomontanus, just southwest
The week of May 20-26 takes us from Lunar Day 17 to Day 22. This week we will highlight the craters Cleomedes and Proclus, viewable after midnight on Monday. Cleomedes: [NE/G15] Cleomedes is the first significant crater just north of
The week of March 18-24 takes us from Day 12 to Day 19. This week we will highlight Mare Frigoris and the crater Shickard, viewable on Monday evening. Mare Frigoris: [NW-NE/D6-13] This is the only mare patch that isn’t even
The week of March 11-17 takes us from Day 5 to Day 11. This week we will highlight the trio of craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, and Catharina, viewable right next to the terminator on Monday evening, and on Tuesday evening. Theophilus,
The week of March 4-10 takes us from Day 28 to Day 4. This week we will highlight the craters Endymion and Burckhardt, viewable on Saturday evening. Endymion: [NE/D15; L=57°E] This is an older crater which somewhat resembles Plato [Day
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 October 8-14 takes us from Day 20 through Day 5. This week we will highlight the craters Peirce & Picard and the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Oppel, viewable on Friday evening. Peirce & Picard: [NE/H15] The two largest