Lunar Observing Schedule for: Canada NS Halifax



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Ill is percentage illumination of the Moon


2025-Feb-01 UT 22:19-23:49 Ill=14% Cyrillus

     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 morning, that it 
     starts to show 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


2025-Feb-01 UT 21:55-23:20 Ill=15% Earthshine: sporadic meteors

     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


2025-Feb-02 UT 21:56-00:40 Ill=24% Earthshine: sporadic meteors

     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


2025-Feb-03 UT 21:58-01:58 Ill=35% Earthshine: sporadic meteors

     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


2025-Feb-04 UT 21:59-03:13 Ill=47% Earthshine: sporadic meteors

     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


2025-Feb-09 UT 00:17-02:26 Ill=87% Plato

     BAA Request: How dark is the floor of Plato compared to other 
     dark areas on the Moon e.g. nearby Mare. Can you see central 
     craterlet on the floor? Is the floor of Plato brighter or 
     darker through a green filter than in other colours? 
     Alternatvely just take a colour image. Mimimum sized 
     telescope aperture: 6 inches.Please send any sketches, 
     monochrome images, or visual reports to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Feb-09 UT 21:42-22:00 Ill=93% Luna_5

     ALPO/BAA request - in 1965 May 12 UT 19:10 the Soviet Lunar 5 
     probe crashed into the Moon (by accident). There are reports 
     of an ejecta cloud, though strangley three locations are 
     given, two of which are based upon telescope observations at 
     the time. We would like you to image the surface of the Moon 
     in the vicinity of these three craters: Copernicus, Deslandres 
     and Lansberg, so that we can compare to photographs which were 
     supposed to show the ejecta cloud back in 1965. Please email 
     any images to: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k


2025-Feb-10 UT 01:11-02:21 Ill=93% Vallis_Schroteri

     ALPO Request: The area to look at here  is to the west of 
     Herodotus, near the terminus of Valles Schroteri, where you 
     should be able to see four spots of light (just east of the 
     terminator). Are these better visible in red or blue light? The 
     original observation was made using Wratten 38A and Wratten 25 
     filters, but any blue and red filters will do, or indeed a 
     colour camera. Do these spots fade over time? If so, in what 
     order? If imaging, then time lapse imaging would be useful here.
     Minimum aperture telescope to use should be a 6", and if 
     possible a refractor - aim to use magnifications of around 114x 
     to 228x. Any visual descriptions, sketches of images should be 
     emailed to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Feb-11 UT 22:17-22:27 Ill=100% Plato

     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 .


2025-Feb-16 UT 02:43-10:20 Ill=88% Cyrillus

     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


2025-Feb-17 UT 04:28-09:19 Ill=81% Geminus

     BAA Request: On 2011 Jan 21 Nigel Longshaw suspected the 
     eastern side of Geminus (on the border of the crater filled 
     shadow and the eastern illuminated rim) had a colouration to 
     it. This extended for a short distance from the floor shadow 
     into the illuminated rim width and spanned  from the north to 
     the south of the crater. For a comparison, Cleomedes was 
     checked but nothing unusual was noticed in its shadow. The 
     observer notes that Elger also saw colour here too. Its 
     probable that some natural surface colouration was observed, 
     but this needs to be checked out? Telescopes of aperture 4" 
     or larger are needed to observe this effect. If you have a 
     refractor, then try using this, otherwise a reflector will do 
     just as well. Please send any sketches, images, or visual 
     descriptions to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Feb-20 UT 09:26-10:15 Ill=53% Earthshine: sporadic meteors

     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