Lunar Observing Schedule for: Japan - Tokyo



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


2025-Mar-02 UT 09:03-09:29 Ill=7% 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-Mar-03 UT 09:04-10:41 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-Mar-04 UT 09:05-11:52 Ill=25% 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-Mar-05 UT 09:06-13:02 Ill=37% 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-Mar-06 UT 09:07-14:09 Ill=48% 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-Mar-08 UT 12:16-13:26 Ill=69% 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


2025-Mar-10 UT 16:10-18:03 Ill=87% Proclus

     ALPO Request: On 1989 Feb 17 David Darling made an observation 
     about the brightness of the east and west walls of Proclus. We 
     would like you to image, sketch, or just visually note which 
     is brighter, the east or the west rim of this crater? 
     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-Mar-10 UT 17:48-18:03 Ill=88% Apollo_14

     BAA Request: Take high resolution images of the area just 
     north of Fra Mauro to capture a view of what the lunar surface 
     would have looked like from Earth at the moment Apollo 14
     lifted off of the Moon. Minimum diameter scope 20cm, larger 
     apertures preferred: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k


2025-Mar-11 UT 09:56-11:54 Ill=92% 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-Mar-12 UT 09:26-10:36 Ill=97% Prinz

     ALPO Request: Monitor this crater over time to see if there 
     are any brightness changes inside. A minimum sized scope to 
     use for this would be an 8" reflector. Any visual 
     descriptions, 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


2025-Mar-13 UT 11:19-12:17 Ill=99% 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-Mar-17 UT 13:40-20:02 Ill=90% 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-Mar-17 UT 13:42-18:55 Ill=90% 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-Mar-22 UT 19:19-20:17 Ill=46% 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-Mar-23 UT 19:58-20:16 Ill=36% 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-Mar-31 UT 09:28-09:31 Ill=5% 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