The week starting February 29 takes us from lunar Day 21 through Day 27. Moon watchers will have to be early morning observers this week as the Moon rises just before midnight on the 28th and on each successive morning
The week of February 22-28 takes us from lunar Day 15 (full moon) through Day 20. The advantage of viewing the Moon in the days following full moon is that objects that were near the terminator on lunar days 2
The week of February 15 – 21 takes us from lunar Day 8 through Day 14, almost the full moon. This week we will highlight the crater Plato. Crater Plato on the Moon: One of the Moon’s Loveliest Sites Plato:
During the first part of the week beginning Monday, Feb. 8, there is very little to observe on the Moon since new moon is on Monday. You must wait until Thursday night, the beginning of lunar day 4 of the
The Moon gets a bad rap. Although it is a thing of astonishing beauty and complexity, it is often looked upon by astronomers as a benevolent nuisance. It’s great for poets and lovers, but it interferes with the viewing of