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Month: December 2017

#MoonCrater Albategnius – Can You Spot the Evidence?

#MoonCrater Albategnius - Can You Spot the Evidence?

Merry Christmas everyone! The week of December 25-31 takes us from Day 7 to Day 13, very nearly full moon. This week we will highlight the crater Albategnius, viewable on Monday night (just in case you don’t know what to

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Maurolycus – Largest and Most Conspicuous #MoonCrater in the Lunar Highlands

Maurolycus crater located in the lunar Highlands, where angels fear to tread.

The week of December 18 – 24 takes us from just past New Moon to Day 6. This week we will highlight the crater Maurolycus, viewable on Sunday evening. Maurolycus: [SE/P11] Let us venture briefly into a region where angels

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Bullialdus: Most Conspicuous #MoonCrater on Mare Nubium

Bullialdus Causeway

The week of December 11 – 17 takes us from the end of Day 23 to Day 29. This week we will highlight the crater Bullialdus, viewable as soon as the Moon rises early Tuesday morning. Bullialdus: [SW/M7; L=22°W] If

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Proclus and Moltke: Simple #MoonCraters

Proclus and Moltke moon craters

The week of December 4 – 10 takes us from Day 16 to the end of Day 23. This week we will highlight the craters Proclus, viewable on Tuesday evening, and Moltke, viewable after 11:00 PM Thursday night. Proclus: [NE/H14]

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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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Andrew Planck
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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