Lunar Observing Schedule for: Italy - San_Marcello_Pistoiese



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


2025-Aug-01 UT 18:36-19:56 Ill=52% Montes_Caucasus

     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.


2025-Aug-02 UT 19:06-20:00 Ill=62% Clavius

     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.


2025-Aug-07 UT 21:24-22:22 Ill=97% 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-Aug-09 UT 21:51-22:02 Ill=100% Hahn

     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


2025-Aug-10 UT 22:16-00:13 Ill=97% Tycho

     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 .


2025-Aug-11 UT 23:28-03:19 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-Aug-15 UT 23:17-03:52 Ill=51% Earthshine: Kappa Cygnids: ZHR=5 vel=21km/s

     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-Aug-17 UT 01:47-03:44 Ill=40% Plato

     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 .


2025-Aug-17 UT 00:00-03:53 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-Aug-18 UT 00:53-03:55 Ill=28% 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-Aug-19 UT 01:54-03:56 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-Aug-20 UT 03:01-03:57 Ill=11% 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-Aug-31 UT 17:52-18:09 Ill=55% Deluc_H

     SLA Request: Deluc H. On 2019 Oct 06 Alberto Anunziato 
     observed an rapid change in appearance (few tens of minutes) 
     in relation to west rim - presumably an illumination effect. 
     Please submit any sketches or images of this crater to me and 
     it will be passed onto the SLA. Please email these to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k