Lunar Observing Schedule for: Namibia - Windhoek



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


2025-Jul-01 UT 16:44-20:40 Ill=40% 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 16:44-21:30 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-04 UT 17:26-19:41 Ill=68% 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-04 UT 21:38-22:37 Ill=69% Copernicus

     BAA Request: On 2012 Sep 24 E. Horner noticed a very strong red 
     colour around part of the sunlit inner rim of Copernicus, 
     sometimes a 1/4 and sometimes 1/2 around the interior. Quite 
     likely this was some form of atmospheric spectral dispersion - 
     though the observer checked for similar effects on other craters 
     but saw none. But to be sure we would like to obtain some colour 
     images or visual observations of this crater. The minimum sized 
     telescope to be used would ideally a 6" reflector. Low elevation 
     angles for the Moon are ideal as we want to try to replicate 
     this effect if it is indeed due to atmospheric spectral 
     dispersion. 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-05 UT 18:18-19:04 Ill=77% 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-12 UT 01:02-01:36 Ill=98% Mons_Vinogradov

     ALPO Request: Please supply images, or sketches, of this area, 
     especially covering the area to the east. Any size scope can be 
     used for this study. All observations should be emailed to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Jul-13 UT 03:36-03:56 Ill=94% Tycho

     BAA Request: Compare the brightness of Tycho with Cassini and 
     a bright spot in Delandres. Use red and violet filters. 
     Telescopes of apertures as small as 2.5" can be used for this 
     study (if possible a refractor) with a magnifiaction of 
     around x50. Colour imagery can also be used providing that 
     the exposure is short enough to avoid saturation on bright 
     features. Any visual descriptions, sketches or images should 
     be emailed to:
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Jul-13 UT 04:35-04:49 Ill=94% 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-Jul-13 UT 20:15-04:49 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-Jul-13 UT 20:43-21:41 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 02:36-03:35 Ill=81% 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-Jul-18 UT 00:36-05:08 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-Jul-19 UT 01:44-05:08 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-Jul-20 UT 02:56-05:08 Ill=26% 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 04:41-04:52 Ill=16% Hermann_D

     ALPO Request: On 2013 Sep 01 a lunar astrophotographer, 
     Maximilian Teodorescu, imaged a dark dusky cicular area to the 
     SE of Hermann D. The odd thing is that simulations show that 
     there should not be a circular low lying depression here. It 
     maybe a dust ring on his camera, but it did feature in the Lunar 
     Picture of the nDay (LPO) web site on 2013 Sep 13. Please send 
     any high resolution images, detailed scetches, or 
     visual descriptions to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Jul-21 UT 04:09-05:07 Ill=16% 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-27 UT 16:53-17:35 Ill=9% 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-28 UT 16:54-18:30 Ill=16% 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 16:54-19:22 Ill=24% 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 16:54-20:12 Ill=34% 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 18:19-19:52 Ill=42% Barrow

     BAA Request: On 1972 May 18 M.Burton (UK) saw a E-W light 
     streak across the floor of this crater and also that the east 
     side of the crater was very billiant. This is probably a 
     normal appearance for this stage in illumination, but we would 
     like to check this out. Minimum sized telescope to use is a 
     5". 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-31 UT 18:38-18:58 Ill=42% Torricelli

     ALPO Request: On 2011 Dec 31 Raffaello Braga found the north rim 
     or Torricelli to be very bright at the start of the observing 
     session but dimmed considerably later. He was not sure on the 
     normal appearance of this crater, hence why it is really 
     imortant to establish this by re-observing under similar 
     illumination. Minimum telescope aperture required: 3", and try 
     to use a refractor if possible. Please send any high resolution 
     images, detailed scetches, or  visual descriptions to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Jul-31 UT 16:55-21:01 Ill=43% 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