[AZ-Observing] Re: lunar "X" event tonight

  • From: Steve D. <fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: AZ Observing <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:15:06 -0700

Hey Tom,
   I'm pretty sure the crater was named for someone else... ;-)  (I do remember 
him.)

Steve Dodder
Chairman, SAC Novice Group
Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party, North Rim
Director, Stone Haven Observatory

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http://www.stargazing.net/Astroman



> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:10:32 -0500
> From: tpolakis@xxxxxxx
> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: lunar "X" event tonight
> 
> Thanks, Jimmy.  I just looked, and the "X" feature jumped right out of the 
> eyepiece.  This feature should be easy to see in any telescope.
> 
> The favorably lit craters Aliacensis and Werner point right to it.  I didn't 
> know there was a crater named Playfair until now.  Several members of this 
> list will remember one of the great sports names of all time: Larry Playfair, 
> who racked up 1814 penalty minutes in the NHL.
> 
> Tom
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