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 fester00@xxxxxxxxxxx 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 > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/ -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.