Crater Rays - May 2006 Sunrise

[edosaurus_rex]

Lunar Ray Predictions - May 2006 Sunrise

Crater Locations And Desired Sun Altitude Data Are From The
Robinson Lunar Observatory And Are Used With The Owner's
Permission

2006 May 01
Ut Ray

0456 Cleomedes


2006 May 02
Ut Ray

1324 Hall


2006 May 03
Ut Ray

0230 Posidonius
1047 Torricelli


2006 May 04
Ut Ray

0750 Sacrobosco
0855 Gemma Frisius
1321 Meton
1706 Stofler
1715 Hypatia
1739 Barrow
1814 Abenezra C
1839 Abenezra P
2026 Saunder
2105 Se Of Hind


2006 May 05
Ut Ray

0132 Burnham
0141 Halley
0150 Hipparchus
0539 Mt Blanc
0908 Parrot
1256 Reaumur
1345 Walter Sunrise
1357 Goldschmidt
1416 La Caille
1619 Ptolemaeus
1733 Pallas
2211 Cartius Sunrise


2006 May 06
Ut Ray

0608 Maginus
0650 Plato
0908 Epigenes
2025 Fra Mauro Ha
2035 Parry
2048 Guericke
2254 Renart
2355 Bonpland


2006 May 07
Ut Ray

0017 Hesiodus
0643 Reinhold
0829 Cichus A
0829 Copernicus
0942 Kies
1154 Lagalla
1258 Longomontanus
1302 Palus Epidemiarium
1829 Lubiniezky E
2010 Montes Riphaeus
2045 Mercator
2307 La Conamine


2006 May 08
Ut Ray

0017 Campanus
0047 Lacus Timoris
0102 Sinus Iridium
0147 Philolaus
1000 Scheiner


2006 May 09
Ut Ray

0857 Cosatus
1239 Mersenius P
2256 Schiller C


2006 May 10
Ut Ray

0302 Phocylides
0732 Babbage
1133 Vieta

[[1ponders]]

Thanks Rex. Would you explain a bit more for those not familiar with "crater rays"

[edosaurus_rex]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your interest.

The crater rays in the listing are not the "common" ones seen from certain craters around the Full Moon - they're also called rays.

These are phenomena of the lunar terrain that allow narrow shafts of sunlight to shine on the darkened part of the Moon. A good example is the crater Walter. There is a break in the crater wall that allows sunlight to shine through on to the darkened crater floor near the Last Quarter Moon. Check the Robinson Lunar Observatory site at
www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm (http://www.lunar-occultations.com/rlo/rays/rays.htm)
for better explanations of the rays

Ed

[[1ponders]]

Thanks Ed