Lunar Observing Schedule for: Canada NS Halifax



Produced by the Department of Physics at Aberystwyth University, UK
Ill is percentage illumination of the Moon


2025-Sep-02 UT 23:08-23:33 Ill=75% Apollo_15

     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: 


2025-Sep-07 UT 00:14-02:11 Ill=99% Copernicus

     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


2025-Sep-10 UT 01:45-02:43 Ill=93% Cleomedes

     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


2025-Sep-10 UT 03:08-04:30 Ill=92% Torricelli_B

     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 .


2025-Sep-11 UT 01:19-06:42 Ill=85% 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-Sep-12 UT 01:52-02:12 Ill=76% Fracastorius

     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 .


2025-Sep-12 UT 01:52-02:13 Ill=76% Jansen

     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 .


2025-Sep-14 UT 03:56-09:25 Ill=51% 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-Sep-15 UT 04:57-09:26 Ill=39% 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-Sep-16 UT 06:03-09:27 Ill=29% 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-Sep-17 UT 07:12-09:28 Ill=19% 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-Sep-18 UT 08:21-09:29 Ill=12% 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-Sep-30 UT 22:12-23:22 Ill=59% Tycho

     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