The week of December 5 – 11 takes us from Lunar Day 13 to Day 19. This week we will highlight the moon crater Gutenberg, located in the SE quadrant of the Field Map. Gutenberg: [SE/K14; L=41°E] Gutenberg crater is
The week of November 28 – December 4 takes us from Lunar Day 6 to Day 12. This week we will highlight the moon craters Aristoteles & Julius Caesar, found in the NE quadrant of the Field Map. Aristoteles: [NE/D11;
This week we will highlight the moon crater Taruntius, located on the north shore of the Sea of Fertiliuty. Taruntius: [NE/J14; L=47°E] Taruntius is a wonderful example of a floor-fractured crater (FFC). Take a close look at it. Once you
This week we will highlight the Hippalus rilles on the moon, viewable early Wednesday morning, and the Leonid meteor shower. Rimae Hippalus: [SW/M6] On the east shore of Mare Humorum, you will find the remnant of the moon crater Hippalus,
The week of October 24 – 30 takes us from Lunar Day 29 to Day 6. This week we will highlight: Arago: [NE/J12; L=21°E] About 50 miles from the western shore of Tranquillity you will find the crater Arago (16
The week of October 10-16 takes us from Lunar Day 16 to Day 22. This week we will highlight Mare Crisium, viewable Tuesday evening. Mare Crisium: [NE/H15] On Day 17 you should be able to observe Crisium’s complexities more successfully
The week of October 3-9 takes us from Lunar Day 7 to Full Moon. This week we will highlight the moon crater Bullialdus and the ghost crater Lambert-R, immediately above the crater Lambert, both viewable on Tuesday evening. Bullialdus: [SW/M7]
The week of September 19-25 takes us from Lunar Day 24 to New Moon. This week we will highlight the moon crater Schickard, viewable early Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, and Jupiter and Saturn, viewable throughout the week. Schickard: [SW/P4] When
The week of August 15-21 takes us from Lunar Day 19 to Day 24. This week we will highlight the moon crater Piccolomini and the Altai Scarp, viewable early Tuesday morning. Altai Scarp (Rupes Altai): [SE/M12] Viewable even through small
The week of August 8-14 takes us from Lunar Day 11 to Day 18. This week we will highlight the moon craters Taruntius and Gutenberg, viewable on Sunday evening. Taruntius: [NE/J14; L=47°E] Located on the north shore of Fertility, Taruntius