Lunar Observing Schedule for: Russia - St_Peterburg



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Ill is percentage illumination of the Moon


2026-Jun-18 UT 19:14-00:00 Ill=19% Yerkes

     Yerkes: a "Woodpecker" shaped shadow - 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. This particular Clair-Obscur effect was first
     reported by KC Pau.