Spent most father night on the Moon. Briefly observed Mizar and Alcor with the telescope.
Lunar Phase: Waxing Gibbous (50.4%)
Q-Day: 0
First Quarter: 8:16 PM
Moonrise: 2:17 PM Moonset: 11:47 PM
Sunrise: 6:55 AM Sunset: 7:24 PM
Location: Home
Date: 2018-09-16
Time: 8:20 PM - 9:20 PM
Equipment: Celestron 6" Dobsonian, eyepiece unknown
Transparency: Good to Fair (3-2)
Seeing: Good (3)
No wind or cloud.
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No wind or cloud. Although moonset wasn’t until near midnight, the Moon disappeared from our view by 9:30 PM due to our southerly treeline. I knew I had a limited window to see the Moon before it disappeared. My focus was on the NE portion, especially Montes Caucasus. Identified Calippus and noted 3 small volcanic-looking cones SE of the range. Also noted a line of brightness in the floor of Mare Serenitatis; identified it as Dorsa Smirnov. |
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I then went southward to Mare Tranquilitatis where I found a familiar pattern of craters near its chores in the SW – Manners, Ritter, Sabine & Dionysius. Rimae Hypatia was also identified but I didn’t look at it in detail. Montes: Caucasus, Rimae Hypatia Maria: Frigoris, Serenitatis, Tranquilitatis Dorsa: Smirnov Craters: Aristoteles, Bessel, Calippus, Dionysius, Eudoxus, Manners, Mitchell, Ritter, Sabine |
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