Thanks Nick! This was a fun list. I did it with my daughter (6) and it was her
1st time seeing the moon through my binoculars - she thought it was really cool
(as did I)!
Rich
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On Nov 6, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Nick Monkman <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tonight is a great night to observe the moon, especially for those who tend
to go to bed a bit earlier (e.g. kids, responsible adults, etc)
The moon will transit around 5pm, which is suddenly dark thanks to our
arbitrary changing of clocks early this morning (you remembered, right?)
Tonight is also first quarter and there are a number of interesting features
near the terminator.
Here's what I'll be looking for, north to south (courtesy of Brother
Consolmagno's "Turn Left at Orion")
1. Craters Arisoteles (85km) and Eudoxus (65km) in Mare Frigoris
2. Crater Plinius (45km) right between Mare Serenitatis and Tranquilitatis
3. Montes Haemus, a mountain range near Plinius
4. The Apollo 11 landing area near craters Ritter and Sabine
5. The Southern Highlands
Below is a somewhat crude sketch (courtesy skyscrapers.org) of the visible
features tonight
(reposted on facebook)
Thanks,
Nick
