Monte Caucasus: "shadow face" silhouette Clair-Obscur effect. Clair-Obscur effects have no scientific importance just tricks of the light that make us think we see something like a letter of the alphabet or a shape or face. Clair-Obscur effects are scientifically useless to observe. However, if you want to be thrilled, or obtain an image to impress someone then give them a go. This effect on the southern end of Montes Caucuses looks like the side silhouette of a cartoon human face. We are still slightly undertain about the precise colongitude range, so if you do not see the face, try again later. If you do observe, or image this, by all means send your observation into ALPO or the BAA, but we probably won't publish, but will nevertheless retain in our archives, just in case features elsewhere in the image are of interest to future researchers. Note that we have some uncertainty in the colongitude range - so if you don't see it, please tells us the date and UT so we can make some improvements in the predictions.
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
Eyes of Clavius: you can see this crater with two eyes, Clavius C and Clavius D - this is a Clair-Obscur effect. Clair-Obscur have no scientific importance and are just tricks of the light that make us think we see something like a letter of the alphabet or a shape or face. Clair-Obscur effects are scientifically pointless to observe. However, if you want to be thrilled, or obtain an image to impress someone then give them a go. If you do observe, or image this, by all means send your observation into ALPO or the BAA, but we probably won't publish, but will nevertheless retain in our archives, just in case features elsewhere in the image are of interest to future researchers.
BAA Request: Two observers have reported colour on the rim around this colongitude, once in 1938, and again in 2013. Please take a look and report what you see, and where on the rim. Please send any high resolution images, detailed sketches, or visual descriptions to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .
BAA Request: On 2012 Jan 09 UT 21:01-21:08 Hahn crater was imaged by Nick Hazel (Beverley, Yorkshire, UK, Nikon D7000 with 70-300 zoom at max, with 2x teleconverter, at f9, 1/320 sec, ISO 400 – tripod mounted, mirror up), A series of images were taken. The 21:06 one showed a grey column cutting across the central floor of the crater from the west and then bisecting the eastern rim. All detail inside is completely invisble. Some (but not all) of the other images showed a more blurred view of this feature. It is possible that this was a seeing ripple effect, or just the natural appearance of shadings on the Moon at this time, however we would like to capture images of this area to be sure. Small aperture telescopes or telephoto lens similar to Nick's can be used. Try switching the tracking off to see what effect motion blur has during the exposure - to see4 if this replicates the effect. Please send any images you take to: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k
BAA Request: Tycho. We are trying to replicate, using modern day images, a sketch in Plate X in BAA The Moon from published: 1950 Jun Vol 1, No. 1. It is for a sketch made by H.P. Wilkins from 1949 Jun 05. The original sketch was made with an 12" telescope. Please send any images to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .
BAA Request: Do the appearance of the bands on the crater rim vary (blur) in appearance over time? Compare them to bands in other craters e.g. Herodotus, Kepler, Copernicus. If you do see any variations in sharpness, see how it relates to atmospheric seeing condtions. All images or sketches should be emailed to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k
BAA Request: Cyrillus. There is a small white craterlet just north of the three central peaks. We are interested to receive high resolution images of this in order to find out at what selenographic colongitude, in the lunar evening, that it loses it's white spot appearence. Please use scopes largher than 6 inches in diameter. Please email these to: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
BAA Request: Its around this Co-Longitude that some observers have reported seeing an Ashen Light effect on the shadowed floor of Plato, caused by scattered light off of an illuminated peak on the rim. Please have a go either visually, or with long exposure time lapse imagery to see if you can pick up the development of this weak illumination effect on the floor. Please send any sketches or images to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
BAA Request: On 2013 Feb 17 UAI observer: Giuseppe Macalli observed visually an orange cloud form just to the west of Picard crater, and then dissappear. The effect lasted about 1 minute. Obviously we are not likely to see whatever this was (?) again under similar illumination, but just for the record it would be useful to have a high resolution monochrome or colour image of this area, at the requested observing time.N.B. an image in the 2018 Jun LSC suggests that the date given of 2013 Feb 17 may have been Feb 18? Please send any high resolution images to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
Werner: an "X" on the Moon - this is a Clair-Obscur effect. Clair-Obscur have no scientific importance and are just tricks of the light that make us think we see something like a letter of the alphabet or a shape or face. Clair-Obscur effects are scientifically pointless to observe. However, if you want to be thrilled, or obtain an image to impress someone then give them a go. If you do observe, or image this, by all means send your observation into ALPO or the BAA, but we probably won't publish, but will nevertheless retain in our archives, just in case features elsewhere in the image are of interest to future researchers.
These can only be observed using low-light level cameras running at 25 frames per sec, or faster, and capable of recording 9th or 10th magnitude stars in real time. Dates/UTs of observing runs, or detections of impacts, should be emailed to: ALPO - email: c u d n i k @ s b c g l o b a l . n e t BAA - email: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k UAI - email: a m . 5 4 8 5 2 @ g m a i l . c o m
Apollo 15: This is what the lunar surface would have looked like when Apollo 15 touched down on the Moon. Aim for the area of Rima Hadley. The illumination and the shadows are exactly the same. There is no scientific value in imaging this, but from the nostalgic point of view it might be interesting to observe. Feel free to send your observation in to the BAA or ALPO and we will put it in our archives, but as we have a lot of these images already, we may not publish it, unless it is exceptionally high in resolution. Minimum diameter scope to use would be 20cm, but larger apertures are preferred:
BAA Request: It has been noticed that a bright carterlet can appear very suddenly on the floor of Plato in between needle like shadows, during local lunar sunrise. This happens in the space of just a minute or so, and can look really quite dramatic. This effect was first spotted by Brian Halls on 2014 Oct 31 Please send any high resolution images, detailed scetches, or visual descriptions to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .