Lunar Observing Schedule for: Russia - Novokuznetsk



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Ill is percentage illumination of the Moon


2025-Apr-01 UT 13:23-14:51 Ill=14% 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-Apr-02 UT 13:25-16:12 Ill=24% 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-Apr-03 UT 13:27-17:22 Ill=35% 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-Apr-04 UT 13:29-18:20 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-Apr-05 UT 17:50-19:38 Ill=57% Ptolemaeus

     BAA Request: Examine the floor visually, sketch, or image to 
     show the progression of the shadow spires across floor. If 
     observing visually, how would you describe the appearance of 
     the central lit area on the floor? If imaging, do a time lapse 
     e.g. 1 image per minute to show the progression of the shadow 
     spires. We are asking for these observations following an 
     observation by N. Travnok (Brazil) on 2020 Jul 27 UT 23:00 who 
     commented on an unusual appearance to the floor. It would be 
     really useful to have visual observing of the appearance and 
     please note down what the seeing conditions are like. If you 
     want to image it at high resolution, please go ahead but 
     remember that any image stacking should not be from sections 
     of video of longer than 1 min duration as the shadows change 
     in length rather quickly at sunrise. Any sketches, visual  
     descriptions, or images taken, should be emailed to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Apr-06 UT 16:29-17:03 Ill=66% Tycho

     BAA Request: How early can you see the central peak of this 
     crater illuminated by scattered light off the crater's west 
     illuminated rim? High resolution and/or long exposures needed 
     to capture detail inside the floor shadow. All images should 
     be sent to me on the email adrress below, whether or not you 
     were successful in capturing the central peak: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Apr-09 UT 14:32-15:29 Ill=90% Aristarchus

     ALPO Request: On 2013 Apr 22 Paul Zellor noticed that the two 
     closely spaced NW dark bands in Aristarchus had some (non-blue) 
     color to them. Can we confirm his observation of natural colour 
     here? Ideally you should be using a telescope of 10" aperture, or 
     larger. Please send any high resolution color images, detailed 
     sketches, or visual descriptions to: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k .


2025-Apr-09 UT 16:01-16:59 Ill=90% Gassendi

     BAA Request: Please either observe visually with red and blue 
     filters, or image with a colour webcam, the floor of this 
     crater. On two occasiobns colour was detecred here which might 
     be natural or more likley a combination of poor seeing 
     conditions and atmospheric spectral dispersion (or chromatic 
     aberation) on a bumpy area of the floor of this crater. 
     Minimum aperture used should be 6" or 15cm. Any visual 
     descriptions, sketches, or images should be emailed to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k


2025-Apr-09 UT 19:34-19:44 Ill=91% Bullialdus

     ALPO Request: Can you detect any colour, inside the crater, on 
     the floor and elsewhere? Can you image any colour? Minimum 
     telescope aperture needed: 6", and if possible try using a 
     refractor. All images or sketches should be sent 
     to me on this email adrress: a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k 


2025-Apr-11 UT 20:29-21:02 Ill=99% Aristarchus

     BAA Request: Any colour seen along the E/SE rim and along the 
     southern edge of the SW ray? Any colour visible on other 
     craters? Please use a reflector of aperture 3" or larger. If you 
     do see any colour, please check it out with red and blue filters 
     to confirm it is not due to atmopsheric spectral dispersion or 
     chromatic aberation. Any visual descriptions, sketches, or color 
     images should be emailed to: 
     a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k


2025-Apr-12 UT 15:37-17:34 Ill=100% 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-Apr-30 UT 14:22-15:03 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