BAA Request: Please try to image the Moon as a very thin
crescent, tryimg to detect Earthshine. A good telephoto lens
will do on a DSLR, or a camera on a small scope. We are
attempting to monitor the brightness of the edge of the
earthshine limb in order to follow up a project suggested by
Dr Martin Hoffmann at the 2017 EPSC Conference in Riga,
Latvia. This is quite a challenging project due to the sky
brightness and the low altitude of the Moon. Please do not
attempt if the Sun is still above the horizon. Do not bother
observing if the sky conditions are hazy. Any images
should be emailed to:
a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k
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
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
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
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
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 .
BAA Request: Please compare the brightness of Aristarchus
with Proclus, Censorinus, or any other similar sized bright
crater, over time e.g. every 5 or 10 min. Can you see any
changes in brightness? If so which crater is the one that is
varying Apertures as small as 2" diameter can be used for
this work, so long as the magnification is of the order of
100x. Please send all brightness meaurements or image
sequences to:
a t c @ a b e r . a c. u k
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
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
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
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 .
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
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
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
BAA Request: Please try to image the Moon as a very thin
crescent, tryimg to detect Earthshine. A good telephoto lens
will do on a DSLR, or a camera on a small scope. We are
attempting to monitor the brightness of the edge of the
earthshine limb in order to follow up a project suggested by
Dr Martin Hoffmann at the 2017 EPSC Conference in Riga,
Latvia. This is quite a challenging project due to the sky
brightness and the low altitude of the Moon. Please be very
careful around sunrise so as not to be observing once the Sun
has risen. Do not bother observing if the sky conditions are
hazy. Any images should be emailed to:
a t c @ a b e r . a c . u k