LUNAR OBSERVING
SCHEDULE
Aim:
In
order to help coordinate targeted observing of the Moon for lunar groups of astronomical
societies (e.g. ALPO, BAA, UAI), this web site contains a set of dates and UTs
for observing lunar features on the Moon, under specific illumination (and
sometimes viewing/libration) conditions.
The
purpose of this is four fold:
1) To aid existing topological and geological lunar
studies of specific lunar craters, mountains, rilles, domes etc.
2) To aid planetary scientists in providing wide angle
context images of the Moon for them to compare against higher resolution
spacecraft images
3) To solve past historical observational puzzles some
of which have been referred to as Transient Lunar Phenomenon (TLP) those
especially interested in TLP work should
click here (http://users.aber.ac.uk/atc/tlp/tlp.htm)
if they want additional lunar features to observe.
4) To search for impact flashes on the Moons earthlit portion.
Please just select your closest location
below to which you are situated, click on it, and away you go!
Additional Information:
· If you wish your specific geographical observing
location to be added to the scheduler, please send me an email on my email
address below.
· If you are an observing program coordinator of an
astronomical society, and want a specific feature observed for you, again
please send me the details, and in particular the selenographic
colongitude range required.
· For last months observing schedule, click here
.
· For next months observing schedule, click here
.
· Not enough targets to observe? Click here (http://users.aber.ac.uk/atc/tlp/tlp.htm
to find more repeat illumination/libration
events from the ALPO/BAA TLP program.
· If you ever think that you have spotted a TLP, here is
a checklist
to go through before, before contacting me.
· Need a good lunar atlas to help you find your way
around the Moon? Try one of these: The Hatfield Lunar Atlas, SCT Lunar Atlas, 21st Century Atlas
of the Moon, Hamlyn Atlas of the Moon,
The Cambridge Photographic
Lunar Atlas, The Clementine Atlas of the
Moon.
The information
provided on this and other pages by me, Tony Cook (a t c @ a b e r
. a c . u k), is under my own personal responsibility and not that of
Aberystwyth University. Similarly, any opinions expressed are my own and are in
no way to be taken as those of A.U.
Now to get started, Please Select a geographical
location from below......
AFRICA
& MIDDLE-EAST
ASIA
EUROPE
NORTH/CENTRAL
AMERICA
SOUTH
AMERICA
PACIFIC
REGION