Lunar Features at the Terminator - Mar 2006 Waning

[edosaurus_rex]

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2006 MAR 16
UT FEATURE

2228 LAME


2006 MAR 17
UT FEATURE

0028 FIRMICUS
0059 VEGA
0233 HASE
0412 VENDELINUS
0502 APOLLONIUS
0508 LANGRENUS
0527 SCHUMACHER
0553 MESSALA
0622 FURNERIUS
0639 PETAVIUS
0922 FRAUNHOFER
1327 GEMINUS
1344 WROTTESLEY
1346 ENDYMION
1353 BURCKHARDT
1454 CLEOMEDES
1557 SNELLIUS
1742 STRABO
1857 STEVINUS
1906 MALLET
2145 DE LA RUE


2006 MAR 18
UT FEATURE

0012 CHEVALLIER
0023 RHEITA VALLEY
0054 BERZELLUS
0059 BIELA
0133 YOUNG
0611 WATT
0709 REICHENBACH
0712 FRANKLIN
0743 MESSIER
0847 RHEITA
0859 PROCLUS
0951 TARUNTIUS
1019 STEINHEIL
1020 HAGECIUS
1043 MACROBIUS
1122 COLOMBO
1254 GLOCENIUS
1338 ATLAS
1432 METIUS
1457 SANTBECH
1707 ROSENBERGER
1906 FABRICIUS
2021 TAURUS MTN
2024 GUTENBERG
2026 PYRENEES MTNS
2228 JANSSEN
2307 NEANDER


2006 MAR 19
UT FEATURE

0007 HERCULES
0022 BRENNER
0103 NEARCH
0132 VLACQ
0707 DIANA
0837 CAPELLA
0849 GARTNER
1124 HOMMEL
1215 FRACASTORIUS
1307 CENSORINUS
1417 PICCOLOMINI
1454 CHACORNAC
1546 VITRUVIUS
1648 APOLLO17
1702 PITISCUS
1706 LE MONNIER
1814 MASKELYNE
1815 POSIDONIUS
1851 MUTUS
2054 BEAUMONT
2252 ABETTI


2006 MAR 20
UT FEATURE

0134 KANE
0134 RICCIUS
0136 THOEPHILUS
0441 LINDENAU
0553 MOLTKE
0620 CYRILLUS
0651 LAMONT
0659 PLINIUS
0715 RABBI LEVI
0718 APOLLO11
0733 CATHARINA
0909 ALTAI MTNS
1011 ZAGUT
1422 BUSCHING
1506 WILKINS
1615 BACON
1854 BUCH
1859 ARISTOTELES
1906 DELAMBRE
1928 DIONYSIUS
2043 BAROCIUS
2047 SACROBOSCO
2113 EUDOXUS
2158 MENELAUS
2304 APOLLO16
2311 JULIUS CAESAR


2006 MAR 21
UT FEATURE

0120 PONTANUS
0212 MAUROLYCUS
0215 ABULFEDA
0227 CLAIRAUT
0247 ALEXANDER
0332 GEMMA FRISIUS
0724 PENTLAND
0727 JACOBI
0941 LADE
0942 CAUCASUS MTNS
1020 CUVIER
1122 HAEMUS MTNS
1136 MANILLUS
1238 FARADAY
1407 APIANUS
1636 LICETUS
1655 KAISER
1736 HERACLITUS
1739 LILIUS
1756 STOFLER
1758 HORROCKS
1921 HIPPARCHUS
1927 ALIACENSIS
1930 ZACH
2005 FERNELIUS
2021 CASSINI
2109 ALBATEGNIUS
2214 NONIUS
2220 APOLLO15
2303 ALPINE VALLEY
2308 PARROT
2311 WERNER


2006 MAR 22
UT FEATURE

0045 BLANCHINUS
0231 AUTOLYCUS
0306 ARISTILLUS
0330 LA CAILLE
0409 MILLER
0413 REAUMUR
0419 WALTER
0520 NASIREDDIN
0546 MURCHISON
0658 ALPS MTNS
0700 PITON MTN
0739 REGIOMONTANUS
0829 HUGGINS
0921 PTOLEMAEUS
0923 ARZACHEL
1011 PURBACH
1155 ALPHONSUS
1249 APENNINE MTNS
1253 FLAMMARION
1313 SAUSSURE
1322 ARCHIMEDES
1331 THEBIT
1358 LEXELL
1447 ORONTIUS
1508 DESLANDRES
1519 SPITZBERGEN
1547 PROCTOR
1810 MAGINUS
2018 PICTET
2223 BIRT
2246 PICO MTN
2355 PLATO


2006 MAR 23
UT FEATURE

0001 SASSERIDES
0141 PORTER
0224 STREET
0334 TYCHO
0348 ERATOSTHENES
0441 TENERIFFE
0629 GUARICUS
0719 TIMOCHARIS
0814 PITATUS
0832 STADIUS
0922 GUERICKE
0933 CLAVIUS
1258 WURZELBAUER
1345 HESIODUS
1504 FRA MAURO
1552 BONPLAND
1600 APOLLO14
1631 HEINSIUS
2002 WEISS
2109 COPERNICUS
2150 WILHELM
2207 PYTHEAS
2214 MONTANARI
2354 BLANCANUS


2006 MAR 24
UT FEATURE

0036 LONGOMONTANUS
0120 BULLIALDUS
0158 LAGALLA
0228 REINHOLD
0342 APOLLO12
0536 CARPATHIAN MTNS
0818 LAPLACE PROM
0957 LANSBERG
1012 CAPUANUS
1150 SCHEINER
1209 CAMPANUS
1255 RIPHAEUS MTNS
1703 HIPPALUS
2254 HERACLIDES PROM
2334 HAINZEL


2006 MAR 25
UT FEATURE

0028 JURA MTNS
0306 MEE
0822 KEPLER
1022 SCHILLER
1231 GASSENDI
1416 HARBINGER MTNS
1504 DOPPELMAYER
1614 J HERSCHEL
1713 LETRONNE
1900 HARPALUS
2144 BETTINUS


2006 MAR 26
UT FEATURE

0304 ARISTARCHUS
0435 SEGNER
0623 MERSENIUS
0758 BILLY
0830 ZUCCHIUS
0936 SOUTH
1350 FOURIER
1513 CAVENDISH
1820 SCHICKARD
1943 LEHMANN
2005 NASMYTH
2019 VIETA
2139 PHOCYLIDES
2202 BABBAGE


2006 MAR 27
UT FEATURE

0355 WARGENTIN
0942 PYTHAGORAS
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[davidpretorius]

thanks for the info, please go away cloud so i can see these things!!!

[edosaurus_rex]

Thanks, at least i know somebody is using this!

Ed K

[davidpretorius]

I am gaining a further appreciation of the moon as I have learnt that the terminator offers contrast etc.

I know about 5 features on the moon by name, but will start to pick em up as I go along.

Thanks Ed

[xstream]

Thanks Ed, should of thanked you a lot earlier very rude of me.
I do use it as well. :thumbsup:

[rmcpb]

So do I, thanx :)

[edosaurus_rex]

You are all very welcome!

I cut the crater list off at +/- 65 in longitude and latitude but my database goes to +/- 90. The minimum diameter is around 50km with exceptions like Moltke.

Really interesting to view these on the fringes (65deg to 90deg) as you have to wait for favorable lighting and libration to rock the Moon in position to see them better.

If you don't see one of your favorites on the list let me know and I'll gladly add it. I haven't checked this against the AL Lunar Club list but I think some are missing because of the longitude cutoff.

What's your favorite lunar feature?

Mine are
Crater = Walter, because of the sunset ray
Mtns = Jura and Heraclides Prom.

Clear skies all!

Ed K

"I like looking at the Moon because it's so available and I can do it from my back yard"

[Dave47tuc]

A late thankyou, but yes its nice someome lists what you do.:thumbsup:
I normaly follow what Charles a wood writes. Its very good.

The Moon is my favorite object. More things to see than any other object by a long way.:eyepop:

I like to find Lunar domes and look at deep shadows in Craters.;)

Regards. :)

[edosaurus_rex]

Are you a part of the Yahoo "Lunar-observing" group? Charles Wood is a group member and often contributes to the discussion.

I look forward to his S&T article every month. Wish they would show crater ray predictions like they do the Minima of Algol.

Check this out for ray visibility predictions.

http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm

Clear skies!

Ed K

[edosaurus_rex]

All,

The next installment of the list will have the feature latitudes listed.

Ed