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Month: September 2016

Aristarchus: The Brightest Spot on the Moon

Aristarchus: The Brightest Spot on the Moon

The week of September 26th – October 2nd takes us from the end of Lunar Day 25 through Day 2 (New Moon will be on Friday). On Monday, the Moon doesn’t rise until 2:35 AM (depending on how far away

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Rupes Cauchy and Rupes Recta: Two of the Best Known Faults on the Moon

rupes cauchy

The week of September 19th – 25th takes us from Lunar Day 18 through Day 24. On Monday the Moon will rise around 9:15 PM (depending on how far away you are from the center of your time zone). This

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Mare Humorum: Three Generations of Crater Age

Gassendi

The week of Sept. 12th – Sept. 18th takes us from the end of Day 10 to Day 17, with Full Moon on Friday. This week we will highlight the area around Mare Humorum. Mare Humorum: [SW/M6] The Humorum basin

Andrew Planck September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 Craters on the Moon, Lunar Days in September, Rilles on the Moon No Comments Read more

Best Time to View the Moon: View Two Moon Craters – Hercules and Atlas

Best Time to View the Moon: View Two Moon Craters - Hercules and Atlas

The week of Sept. 5th – Sept. 11th takes us from Day 4 to the end of Day 9. There is no better time to view the Moon than during this window! This week we will highlight the two craters

Andrew Planck September 5, 2016September 4, 2016 Craters on the Moon, Lunar Days in September No Comments Read more

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It is highly recommended that you get a copy of Sky and Telescope's Field Map of the Moon, the very finest Moon map available for use at the telescope. It is available for $10.95 at www.skyandtelescope.com and on Amazon. All features mentioned in this blog will be keyed to the grid on the Field Map and will look like this: Plato: [NW/D9]

Credits: Courtesy of Gray Photography of Corpus Christi, Texas Lunar photos: NASA / USGS / BMDO / LROC / ASU / DLR / LOLA / Moon Globe. Used by permission

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Author and Astronomer Andrew Planck shepherds you to the moon and its mysteries of intrigue and surprise. Learn about the moon’s most fascinating objects, understand how the moon was formed and the names of many of the craters … and why they honor individuals who have changed the course of history.
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