Lunar X that I think happened- LOL

[67champ]

After a long day, I decided to NOT try to image the "X". I did observe the very first speck of light being reflected at 12:12am EDT (May 24, 2007). I do believe that if I would have stayed to watch, I would have indeed been able to see the "X" form before the moon set. Did anyone else get the try for this one?

dana t

ps next occurance June 22, 2007 starting around 1630UT

[Terry B]

So what exactly is a "lunar X"

[erick]

Here's one - right on the terminator, just to left of centre :)

http://victoria.rasc.ca/gallery/Guy/images/2005/Moon_Feb.15.05_23.45_008a.jpg

[67champ]

Look here too:

http://shallowsky.com/moon/rukl55.html

dt

[Rob_K]

Just checked some 'experimental' camcorder images I took last night, and voila! There was the cross. Not perfect illumination, but OK. The image is from about 9pm AEST give or take, so about UT 11:00, 24 May 07. 122 frames stacked in Registax. This image was cropped from a larger vignetted 640x480 image so it was quite small, and I just now resized it up by about 20% to make the cross easier to see (and put the arrow in to be sure!).

Hope this is of interest Dana. Next time I should be more observant!:P

Cheers -

[ballaratdragons]

Dana,

Here is my image from last night taken in howling wind.

Lunar 'X' centre left :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Here is the link to my posting of that pic before you mentioned Lunar 'X' so you know I didn't go searching for one after your query. :)

It is pic number 4

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=20517

[67champ]

Ken,

Just to be clear, that isn't "THE lunar X".... but nice image!


dana t