[AZ-Observing] Re: Moon Showing its X Tonight

  • From: Sam&Anne <sam&anne@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:00:19 -0700

On Dec 10, 2013, at 1:50 AM, Jack Jones <telescoper@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> What year was that, I wonder? According to Phil Harrington, the effect was
> named "the Lunar X" in 2004 by David Chapman, a Canadian amateur.



from <http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Lunar+X>

It is unknown when or by whom the "X" feature was first observed. The following 
are the dates when the "X" was first noticed by various observers who later 
became interested in it:

Observer        Date

Bill Busler     June 1974
Dana Thompson   June 1978
David Chapman   August 2004--
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