Lunar Observing Project 4

By Phil Sacco

Hello all you Budding Lunatics!

Welllll....October is here and with it comes your monthly Lunatix challenge. Remember to keep the hunt up for those Lunar Domes listed in challenge #1. They are the targets of opportunity!

Lunatix Observing Challenge #4
by Lunatic #82, Philip Sacco

Naked Eye Targets:
1. Mare Serenitatis - Sea of ........?
2. Mare Fecunditatis - Sea of ............?
3. Challenge: Sinus Aestuum - This could be tough, need sharp eyes!

Pickerings Naked Eye Challenge:
Can you see:
1) Mare Nectaris - Sea of ..........? This is a Pickerings Challenge (rated 2)
2) The area of Gessendi without optical aid? This is a rated 5 challenge....

Binocular Targets:
1. Crater Maurolycus - How many days after 1st quarter must you wait to see this crater?
2. Crater Gassendi - What "Sea" is it near? Can you see any features in it?
3. Crater Eratosthenes - At the end of what mountain range is it found?
4. Crater Vendelinus. How old must the moon be to see this crater in sunset lighting?
5. Challenge: Crater Aristoteles Hint: A frigid area!

Telescope Targets:
1. Vallis Schroteri - Schroter's Valley. What type of sport field/court does the rough isolated area around V.Schroteri appear like under sunrise lighting?
2. Lacus Mortis - Lake of ...... ? Hint:Something more than a dream!
3. Palus Putredinis - Marsh of ........?
4. Challenge: Promontorium Heraclides. What naked eye feature is it part of? (Hint: What a place to see a rainbow )! For whom is this feature named (Heraclides), and what `unusual' idea did he espouse?
5. Calculate the appropriate viewing date and time to view crater Hedervary during lunar sunrise or sunset for best viewing. Draw this feature and a surrounding detail.