Apollo 15: This is what the lunar surface would have looked like when Apollo 15 blasted off from 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:
ALPO Request: Can you see a darkening on the northen floor of this crater? All visual reports, sketches or color images should be emailed to: t o n y . c o o k @ a l p o - a s t r o n o m y . o r g
BAA Request: In 1991 Dec 23 Bob Mizon (BAA) sketched the crater Cleomedes and Mare Cisrium. In the floor of the shadow filled Cleomedes was an dusky oval area - presumably the last rays of the Sun reaching the floor. We would like yuo to either sketch, or image, over time, how the shape of this oval area changes, and eventually vanishes. How late in terms of colongitude can it still be seen? Is there any hint of colour present? Telescopes of aperture 6 inche or larger should be used. Please send any observation you make to: a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k
BAA Request: Sketches or images needed of Toricelli B - of sufficient resolution to reveal shadow. All observations, including sketches or images shouild 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
ALPO Request: Fracatorius - please try to image / sketch / visually observe the interior shadowed floor of the crater on the sunset terminator. Can you detect a central bright spot in the dark dhadow filled floor of the crater? How does its appearance change over time? Minimum aperture scope to use 9cm. Please send any images to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .
BAA Request: On 2013 Aug 26 Peter Grego observed a dark patch just east of Jansen D. He had not seen this before, therefore it is important to repeat this observation under simuilar illumination conditions. It maybe a buried crater? Ideally suited to scopes of aperture 8" or larger. Please send any high resolution images, detailed scetches, or visual descriptions 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
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
ALPO Request: Try viewing the central peak through a red and blue filter e.g. Wratten 25a and 38, and comparing the brightness to the of the eastern sunlit rim. Does the size of the central peak change between filters? If you do detect colour here, obviously check for colour on other central peaks. If taking colour images, make sure that you do nderexpose slightly so as to avoid saturating the central peak. All visual reports, sketches or colour images should be emailed to: t o n y . c o o k @ a l p o - a s t r o n o m y . o r g