Lunar Observing Schedule for: Pakasitan - Karachi



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


2025-Jul-01 UT 14:52-17:13 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-Jul-02 UT 14:52-17:40 Ill=49% 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-Jul-04 UT 15:46-18:57 Ill=67% Tycho

     BAA Request: Can you see any sign of "greyness" inside the 
     shadow on the floor of Tycho? This is possibly due to 
     scattered light off of the illuminated walls of Tycho. Mimimum 
     sized aperture telescope to use should be an 8" reflector. Any 
     visual descriptions, sketches or slightly over exposed images 
     should be emailed to:
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Jul-05 UT 18:18-19:00 Ill=76% Posidonius

     ALPO Request: Any colour visible on the northern edge? Check 
     with filters if you are observing visually. Otherwise use 
     colour imaging.Please use a telescope of aperture 20cm or 
     larger. Any visual descriptions, sketches, or 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-Jul-08 UT 15:37-16:19 Ill=95% Briggs

     BAA Request: On 2010 Apr 27 Peter Grego noticed a craterlet 
     just to the east of Briggs (this is normal), but also an E-W 
     trending lineament or wrinkle ridge that does not show up on 
     NASA LAC charts - it is this we wish to confirm by re-
     observing under similar seleonographic colongitudes. An 8" or 
     larger telecope is required, Please send any high resolution 
     images, detailed sketches, or visual descriptions to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Jul-12 UT 17:38-18:20 Ill=96% Aristarchus

     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 


2025-Jul-13 UT 17:46-00:06 Ill=91% 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-Jul-13 UT 21:04-21:41 Ill=90% Proclus

     ALPO Request: Please examine the crater through red and blue filters e.g. Wratten 25 and 38A. Can y     ou see both the NE and SE 
     walls in the blue filter? Which is the brightest of the two 
     walls and what does it best compare in brightness to elsewhere 
     on the Moon? Can you see a thread like strip along the NW wall? 
     How dark is the interior shadow and can you see a thread of 
     light effect in this that was parallel to the illumnated eastern 
     wall? The minimum sized telescope to use would by 6" aperture or 
     larger (prefrably a refractor if you have one). Please send any 
     detailed sketches or high resolution images 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-Jul-15 UT 19:36-20:29 Ill=74% Alphonsus

     BAA Request: Please monitor the brightness of the central peak 
     by comparing it to similar sized mountain peaks elsewhere on the 
     Moon. Make regular measurements/images e.g. every 5 to 10 
     minutes over the observing slot. Does the brightness vary with 
     atmospheric seeing conditions? Any brightness measurements or 
     images made should be emailed to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k


2025-Jul-17 UT 20:22-00:30 Ill=50% 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-Jul-18 UT 21:03-00:30 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-Jul-19 UT 21:50-00:31 Ill=27% 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-Jul-20 UT 22:44-00:31 Ill=18% 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-Jul-21 UT 23:44-00:32 Ill=10% 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-Jul-28 UT 14:44-15:12 Ill=15% Earthshine: Jul Zeta Draconids + S.Delta Aquarids + Alpha Capricornids

     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-Jul-29 UT 14:43-15:40 Ill=23% Earthshine: Jul Zeta Draconids + S.Delta Aquarids + Alpha Capricornids

     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-Jul-30 UT 14:43-16:07 Ill=32% Earthshine: Jul Zeta Draconids + S.Delta Aquarids + Alpha Capricornids

     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-Jul-31 UT 14:42-16:34 Ill=42% Earthshine: Jul Zeta Draconids + S.Delta Aquarids + Alpha Capricornids

     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-Jul-31 UT 16:57-00:00 Ill=42% Maurolycus

     ALPO Request: On 2012 Feb 28 Raffaello Braga noted that only the 
     tip of the central peak was visible. Most of the crater was in 
     darkness - this was normal at this stage in illumination. When 
     viewed through a red filter, the central peak was visble, but 
     however when viewed through a blue filter it was invisible. 
     Please try to observe this crater visually with red and blue 
     filters, to see if you can replicate this effect? If so then 
     check for similar effects on other craters on the terminator. 
     Otherwise try to obtain some high resolution colour images. This 
     work is suitable for telescopes of 4" aperture or larger - if 
     you have a choice of a efractor or a reflector, please try the 
     refractor. Please send any observations you make to:
     a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k