Lunar Observing Challenge 7

By Phil Sacco

Naked Eye Targets:
1. Name the month and year of the first and last manned moon landings.
2. In what month and year was the first UN-manned landing on the moon?
3. In general, what is the size in miles of the smallest feature on the moon observable with an amateur telescope with a resolution of 1 arc second?

Pickerings Naked Eye Challenge:
Can you see:
1. The light area around the crater Lubiniezky? This is a rated 8 challenge....
2. the notch in the Mare Tranquillitatis/Plinius regions (rated 6)? See this months #5 telescopic object...this is the second time you have been to this area since you first visited Mare Tranquillitatis.

Binocular Targets:
1. Sinus Roris - Bay of ........
2. Crater Arzachel - How do you pronounce this?
3. Crater Bullialdus
4. Hipparchus
5. Challenge: Crater Clavius - What is the best phase of the moon to observe this crater?

Telescope Targets:
1. Rima Hyginus - Can you see this at Full moon?
2. Cassini A and B
3. Crater Manilius
4. Crater Fabricius
5. Crater Plinius
6. Challenge: Crater Stadius