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 September 12-18 takes us from Lunar Day 18 to Day 23. This week we will highlight the lunar sea called Mare Nectaris, viewable late Tuesday night. Mare Nectaris: [SE/L13; L=36°E] The Nectaris basin was excavated 3.9 billion
The week of August 29 – September 4 takes us from Lunar Day 3 to Day 9. This week we will highlight Mare Vaporum, viewable on Saturday evening. Mare Vaporum: [NE/H10; L=4°E] Notice how there are finger-like projections extending from
The week of August 22-28 takes us from Lunar Day 25 to Day 1. This week we will highlight Reiner Gamma, lunar swirl on the moon, viewable early Tuesday morning. Reiner Gamma: [NW/J4] Lunar swirls are absolutely flat features that
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
The week of August 1-7 takes us from Lunar Day 4 to Day 10. This week we will highlight the Cauchy lunar domes. Cauchy Domes: [NE/J13] During sunrise over this area you will have an opportunity to view lunar domes,
This week we will highlight the moon crater Abulfeda, viewable early Tuesday morning on Day 21. It is a lunar impact crater located in the central highlands of the Moon. To the northeast is the moon crater Descartes. A chain
This week we will highlight the moon crater Pythagoras, viewable on Tuesday evening. Pythagoras1 : [NW/C3; L=63°W] There is only a brief period during each lunation when Pythagoras is visible. It is a complex crater with two central mountain peaks,
This week we will highlight the wrinkle ridge Dorsum Oppel, a feature informally known as “the Flying Eagle,” viewable on Saturday evening. The Flying Eagle: [NE/H15] As the lava cooled following the impact that created Mare Crisium, a series of
The week of June 20-26 takes us from Day 21 to Day 27. This week we will highlight the craters Aristillus and Autolycus, located in the N.E. quadrant of the Moon and viewable after midnight on Tuesday, June 21. Aristillus/Autolycus: