On 1977 Dec 07 at 04:24UT (assuming that this is not local time) V.M. Chernov (Soviet Union) observed that the north cusp was more than 180 deg and a bright dot seen. Ashen light visible. Moon 3.5 days before New Moon. On 6th Dec at 04:20UT the cusp was seen to be normal. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1977 Dec 07 at 04:24UT (assuming that this is not local time) V.M. Chernov (Soviet Union) observed that the south cusp was more than 180 deg. Ashen light visible. Moon 3.5 days before New Moon. On 6th Dec at 04:20UT the cusp was seen to be normal. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1969 May 20 at UT 19:35-20:30 Gomez (Spain, 12" reflector) observed blue-white pulsating light in Aristarchus that illuminated the inner walls - it was maximum at 19:55UT. This observation was made during the Apollo 10 watch. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=1128 and weight=5. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1969 May 21 at UT 20:00-21:00 Brandli and Germann (Switzerland, 6" refractor) observed a slow orange-red blinking on the surrounding area of Aristarchus. It was seen less markedly the next night. Wald (Zurich, Switzerland) noted at 20:30UT that the crater was pink (Confirmation says Cameron) - this was during the Apollo 10 watch. The cameron 1978 catalog ID=1131-1132 and weight=5. The ALPO/BAA weight=4.
South Cusp 1969 Jul 19 UT 17:55-19:10 Observed by Dzapiashvili (Georgia, Soviet Union) "Saw an abnormally bright spot at end of S.cusp. Polariz. meas. at 8.3% at 1845-1847h (Apollo 11 watch?)" NASA catalog weight=5 (very good). NASA catalog ID #1164.
On 1975 Mar 18 at UT 00:57-04:00 Reiland, Brown and Lojeck (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 6" reflector x45 and 8" reflector x200, photos taken) observed the following at Aristarchus: "While obs. Earthshine on moon, saw it glowing -- a bright steady star-like glow, est. at 5-8th mag. First noted at 0057h. Obs. other obj. then came back to it. It was still there -- till moonset (@0500h). Saw it in other telscopes & Lojeck took photos. (photo shows Aris. prominent, but also LaLande, Pytheas & Timocharis. 2 prs. in Aris. but there are other pts on the print, it may be grain)". The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=1404 and weight=5. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1984 Jul 04 UT 22:08-23:09 Foley (12" reflector, Kent, UK) found that Censorinus gave a low brightness CED reading of 58%, despite all other measured points on the Moon as being normal. M. Cook (Frimley, UK) found Censorinus to be extremely dull compared to Proclus. J.D. Cook (Frimley, UK) found Censorinus to be quite dull, barely above background levels. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=246 and the weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=3.
On 1984 Jul 04 at UT 22:05-23:09 Richardson (Swinton, Yorkshire, UK, seeing=VE) found that a peak west of Theophilus crater had a deep blue colour, and this was strange because no colour was seen elsewhere on the Moon. Foley (Kent, UK, 12" reflector), once alerted, found a dome east of Kant? to be blue, and likewise no colour was seen elsewhere on the Moon. Cameron 2006 catalog ID=246 and the weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=3.
On 1984 Jul 04 UT 22:08-23:09 Foley (12" reflector, Kent, UK) found that Torricelli B was a much lower brightness than was expected and this remained the case for the rest of the lunation. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=246 and the weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Lunar volcano, seen on the dark side, as bright as a 6th magnitude star,
A bright spot was seen. Cameron 1978 catalog ID=40 and weight=3. ALPO/BAA catalog weight=2.
Theophilus 1969 Jul 20 UT 18:40 Observed by Delaye, Thinon, Donas, ? ourdan (Marseilles, France, 10" refractor x60) "Saw a flash on the c.p. of mag 1.0, duration 0.1s, no color. (meteor?) (Apollo 11 watch)". NASA catalog weight=1 (very low). NASA catalog ID #1174.
Knopp of Paysandu, Uruguay on 1885 Feb 21 at 23:00-23:30? UT saw red patches in the crater. Reddish smoke or mist. The observer says several others had seen a star like point there that night. Cameron's 1978 catalog ID=348 and weight=4. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Triesnecker Rille 1912 May 23 UT 18:00? Observed by Gordeenko (Russia) "Change in shape from representation by Brenner and Krieger not accountable by lighting conditions" NASA catalog weight=0. ALPO/BAA weight=1. NASA catalog ID #339.
Censorinus 1984 Jul 05 UT 21:05-21:25 Observed by Cook (24" reflector with line scan photodiode array at Mill Hill observatory, London) "Two line scan photodiode array images were taken which used the motion of the Moon to build up an image. The first image at 21:25UT did not include all of Censorinus, but the part that it did include was not very bright. The 21:25UT image did include all of Censorinus and the crater was bright, including the part that was just visible in the previous image. Possibly the seeing was worse at 21:05? and this could explain the brightness descrepency, but it is worth checking again by taking images at the same illumination conditions" BAA Lunar Section report. At 21:17 M. Cook (Frimley, UK) found Proclus to be brighter than Censorinus (more so than the previous night) and obtained variable readings for Censorinus. Cameron 2006 catalog ID=247 and weight=3. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Knopp of Paysandu, Uruguay on 1885 Feb 22 at 23:00-23:30? UT saw a definite light, looking like Saturn in Cassini?. The previous night he had seen red patches in the crater. Cameron's 1978 catalog ID=348 and weight=4. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Plato 1972 Jun 19 UT 21:40-22:30 Observed by S.A. Jones (Swansea, Wales, 12" reflector x150) and Moore (Selsey, England, 12.5" reflector x450) "Noted a bright area in the center. Moore noted nothing unusual & he tho't obs. saw one of permanent light patches" NASA catalog weight=0 (very low). NASA catalog ID # 1336. ALPO/BAA weight=1
On 1979 Dec 27 at UT 05:32 D. Louderback (South Bend, WA, USA, 6" reflector x240, seeing=3-6/10 and T=4) noticed "2 small high-sun areas nr. Eimmart - brightening around Mare Crisium, except for interior of Proclus - in blue light. They were brighter than 2 spots on Cap. Agarum rated 8.5 & Proc. 9. Not as bright next night. Probably a real blue light brightening". Cameron 2006 catalog ID=79, location on Moon: (70E, 23N) and weight=4.
Plato 1895 May 02 UT 20:45, 23:45 Observed by Brenner and Fauth (Germany?) "Streaks of light (Brenner) bright parallel bands in center Fauth (indep. confirmation?)." NASA catalog weight=5. NASA catalog ID #284. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1871 Nov 20 at UT 17:30-19:30 H. Pratt (UK) saw one of the most spectacular TLP obscurations that he had ever seen in Mare Frigoras. He observed a kind of haze around the north west (NE?) slopes of Plato. This effect was not seen elsewhere and all objects in Mare Frigoris were indistinct or veiled. By 18:30 the effect was modified and by 19:30 very little trace was seen. Ref. from Corliss.
On 1965 Sep 03 UT03:00-05:00 D.Harris (Located near Whittier College, Whittier, CA, USA, using a 10" f/8.2 Newtonian reflector, x78 & x208, seeing 5-6, transparency 2-0) observed a ridge obscured SSW of Ross D. No drawing was made, only a written description. "Ridge not visible near crater; possible white patch 1/3 Ross D diameter" The ridge is the wrinkle ridge extending NNE from Ross D, a well established often visible feature. Harris comments that this was not one of the better TLPs seen near Ross D, and there were no independent observers, neverless he was ceratin of this being a TLP, and it was consistant with other activity seen near this crater between 1964 and 1970. Cameron 1978 catalog ID 891 and weight=3. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Plato 1887 Nov 23 UT 20:00? Observed by de Speissens (France?) "Luminous triangle on floor. Klein says it was sunlight affect. (but similar to Klein's own obs., #190. Fort says never seen before nor since)." NASA catalog weight=0 (very unlikely). NASA catalog ID #256. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Plato 1932 Apr 15 UT 06:57 Observed by A.V. Goddard & friend (Portland, Oregon, USA, 16" telescope, S=G steady) "Sudden appearance of a white spot like a cloud of steam (in appearance only), and in less than a minute it had spread in a NW direction, until it almost reached the rim of the crater" NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #403. ALPO/BAA weight=4.
On 2009 May 03/10 UT23:20-00:11 P. Abel (Leicester, UK, 20cm reflector, x312, seeing III-IV) observed that the north east wall was slightly brighter than would have been expected, slightly blurred (not seeing related blurring) and had a strong orange-brown colour. No spurious colour seen elsewhere. A change in eyepieces showed the same effect. No luck in alerting other observers. A drawing was made at 23:20UT and finished at 00:12UT. At 23:12UT part of the inner NW floor had a dull brown colour, whereas before it was grey.By 00:11UT the colour effect was fading and by 00:18 seeing condirions were too bad to continue. M. Cook (Mundesley, UK, 9cm Questar telescope, x80, x130, seeing III, transparency moderate to good) had observed Tycho earlier in the evening at 22:15UT, but had seen no signs of colour. W. Leatherbarrow (Sheffield, UK, 8cm scope, high cloud interuptions and bad seeing) had taken monochrome images at UT 20:07 and 20:10, but these showed nothing unusual, and he checked the crater visually at 00:00-00:30, but detected no colour, although the Moon's low altitude contibuted to poor seeing conditions and some spurious colour was seen. CCD images from M. Collins (Palmerston North, New Zealand) taken at 00:46UT showed nocolour apart from spurious colour on contrasty edges, in no way reflecting what was seen early by P. Abel. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Plato 1964 Nov 14 UT 01:00? Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA, 4" refractor?) "Peak on E. wall brilliant white, strong blue band at inner base; on S. wall was a small, bright red spot." NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #864. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
La Hire 1887 Feb 02 UTC 20:00? Observed by Klein (Cologne, Germany, 6" refractor) "Intense yellow streak that cast shadows around neighboring features". NASA catalog weight=4 (good). NASA catalog ID #255.
On 1994 Apr 21 at UT 06:00 W, Cameron (Sedona, USA) detected a reddiah colour on Pronontorium Laplace, This is TLP event No. 9 in the ALPO Clementine LTP program Nov 1994. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Plato 1969 May 26 UT 20:30-21:05 Observed by Farrant (Cambridge, England, 8" reflector, x160, S=G) "Had misty portion of SW(ast. ?) floor from 2030-2105h at which time it was gone. Clearly seen, had ill-defined boundaries & was an easy obj. to see. Alt.=33 deg. (Apollo 10 watch)." NASA catalog weight=3. NASA catalog ID No. 1148. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Proclus 1989 Jul 13 UT 21:04-21:13 Observed by M.Cook (Frimley, UK, 90mm Quastar Cat., Seeing III, transoparency hazy) and by Moore (Selsey, England) "Following an alert call by Miles concerning the crater Proclus looking different, Cook observed a circular dark patch that filled about half of the eastern half of the crater floor. To cut down the glare a blue filter was then used and a slightly less dark area was seen extending from this in a southerly direction. 8 rays were seen. The dark patch was confirmed by Patrick Moore. However David Darling (USA) who observed a few hours later on 1989 Jul 14 at 03:28 UT could not see this dark patch." BAA Lunar Section observation. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=370 and weight=?. The ALPO/BAA weight=2
Scarcely a trace of nebulae tonight. As long as to June 10 at 2000UT? A little blackness remained. (P. Moore thinks it was a LTP, WSC it was a permanent feature?) Drawing. Seen by Nevelius Emmett, J. Boroughbridge, England. The 2006 Extension catalog by Cameron assigns an ID No. of 4 and a weight of 1. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Posidonius 1952 Jul 03 UT 19:13-19:27 Observed by Dzaplashvili, Ksanforalif, Negrelishvili (Georgia, Soviet Union, 13" reflector, polarimeter, S=clear) "Making polariz. mess. of it. Aristotles. Eudoxus. & Aristillus. only Pos. gave higher rdgs. & oscillated while others gave repeatedly same results. 40 other times Pos. was normal. Never had seen such behavior Table gives deflections. Obs. repeated 2X Obs. from 1843-1947h." NASA catalog weight=5. NASA catalog ID #552. ALPO/BAA weight=5.
Aristarchus 1963 Oct 30 UT 01:50-02:15 Observed by Greenacre and Barr (Flagstaff, AZ, USA, 24" Clark Refractor) observed 2 ruby red spots - one just to the SW of the cobra's Head and the other on a highland area east of Vallis Schroteri. A pink colour formed coverting the SW rim of Aristarchus. Effects present with or without Yellow Wratten 15 filer. Similar effects checked for elsewhere on other craters but not seen. So presumed not to have been due to chromatic aberation or astmospheric dispersion. Effecta not seen in 12" refractor, but this may have been a resolution issue. The NASA catalog ID No. is #778. The NASA catalog weight is 5 (highly reliable). ALPO/BAA weight=4.
Proclus 1950 Jul 27 UT 02:56 Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA) described in the NASA catalog as: "C.p. of Proc. disappeared)" 5" reflector used at x100, NASA catalog weight=4. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
In 1962 Dec 09 at UT 07:36 Wildey and Pohn (Mt Wilson, CA, USA, 60" reflector) observed that Oceanus Procellarum was 1.13 magnitudes brighter than normal. Observation at sunrise and is abnormal if area measured was mare. If it were an east facing wall it would be normal. The Cameron 1978 catalog weight=5. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
In 1962 Dec 09 at UT 07:42 Wildey and Pohn (Mt Wilson, CA, USA, 60" reflector) observed that Aristarchus was 0.80 magnitudes (x2) fainter than average for this age (photometric measurement) Vmag=3.80, average= 3.0. The Cameron 1978 catalog weight=5. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1992 Feb 16 at UT 01:05-01:35 P. Moore (Selsey, UK, 12.5" reflector, seeing=III) found the north rim area to be both very bright and misty - though he did not think it to be a TLP but wanted it to be recorded, just in case. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=440 and the weight=1. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Herodotus 1950 Jul 27 UT 03:56 Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA) described in the NASA catalog as: "Pseudo c.p. in Herod. Drawings. (Similar to NASA catalog event #523)" 5" reflector used at x100, NASA catalog weight=4. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Aristarchus-Herodotus 1970 Apr 18 UT 20:14 Observed by MacKenzie (UK,2.5" refractor x45, seeing Antoniadi I) "Fairly strong blink in a spot 1/2 way between the 2 craters. Drawing (Apollo 13 watch). NASA catalog weight=2. NASA catalog ID #1257. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Aristarchus 1963 Oct 30 UTC 22:00? Scarfe (Cambridge, UK) observed a 30% enhancement at 540nm in the spectra of Aristarchus. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID No. is 778 and weight is 5. The ALPO/BAA weight=1 because Oct 30 is not mentioned in Cameron's refernce.
In 1963 Oct 30 UT 22:00? Scarfe (Cambridge, UK) observed a 30% enhancement at 540nm in the spectra of Copernicus. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID No. is 778 and weight is 5. The ALPO/BAA weight=1 because Oct 30 is not mentioned in the ref that Cameron give's to Scarfe's paper.
On 1981 Nov 10 at UT 07:54-08:22 D. Louderback (South Bend, WA, USA, 3" refractor and filters, seeing=2-3 and transparency=5) observed a blue light at the Cobra's Head, near Aristarchus, that fell back down to a normal brightness of 7. although the west wall (his point D) went down to 6.5 (this was 8 back on Oct 5). The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=158 and the weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1989 Jun 17 at UT 06:33-07:16 R. Manske (Sun Prairie, WI, USA, 1" refractor) sketched a nebulous spot near to Herodotus crater that at 06:49 (when he tried some filters out) was visile through red, blue and yellow filters, though it was slightly fainter through the red filter. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=366 and the weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Gassendi 1972 Feb 27 UT 23:15-00:10 Observed by A.Kemp (Cheshire, UK, 8.5" reflector x286) "Suspicion of blink between Gass. c.p. & Gass A. Clouds prevented confirm. Hedley-Robinson didn't see anything unusual earlier (20:00-20:20)." Note that the duration of the event, or indeed precise UT at which it was seen is not given. NASA catalog weight=1. NASA catalog ID #1324. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1985 Sep 27 at UT 20:55 M. Mobberley (Suffolk, UK) found that the brightness of Torricelli B varied and starlike points seen in the crater. There is no Cameron 2006 catalog entry for this TLP report. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1891 Sep 16 at UT 19:00? Pickering, based at Arequipa, Peru, and using a 12" reflector, saw in Schroter's Valley and the vicinity "Dense clouds of vapor apparently rising from its bottom and pouring over its SW wall torrds Herodotus. He says no activity till day after sunrise & ceases a few days before sunset. (Part of an extensive observing of only a few features under all aspects of lighting. Drawings and Phtos obtained." Cameron 1978 catalog ID=269 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1981 Oct 12 at UT 00:00?(?) B.W. Chapman (12cm refractor, Seeing II, transparency poor, Kingston-Upon-Thames, UK) found that Mons Pico was brighter in red light than in blue. Aristarchus for comparison was the same brightness in both filters. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Interior bands were faint at 22:40 but sharper at 23:20. Observer noted some blue spurious colour to the north of Aristarchus but this had gone by 23:50.
Observer noted some variability in the brightness of Moltke and Torricelli B. This observation has an ALPO/BAA weight of 3.
Observer noted some variability in the brightness of Torricelli B and Moltke. This observation has an ALPO/BAA TLP weight of 3.
Aristarchus-Herodotus 1964 Sep 20 UTC 04:15-04:50 - Observers: Crowe & Cross (Whittier, CA, USA, 19" reflector x390) "Several red spots in area between the 2 craters. No change in phenom. so stopped observing" NASA catalog weight=5 (very good). NASA catalog ID #849.
On 1983 Oct 20 at UT23:40 P. Moore (Selsey, UK) observed that Aristarchus was brighter than normal (as measured with a CED) and much more so that Censorinus, Menelaus, and Proclus craters (in turn). Cameron comments that Moore is a very experienced observer. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=231 and the weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1977 Jan 04 at 16:25-17:30 Kozyrev (Pulkovo Observatory, Crimea, Ukraine, Soview Union) "Observed unusual processes on moon. Activity in progress at beginning of obs. Still vis. at 1710, gone at 1730h. Latharn & colleagues found no seismic activity at that timeunder a quick look". The Cameron 1978 catalog weight=4 and ID=1460. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1976 Feb 14 at UT23:35-0053 LeCroy (Springfield, VA, USA, 4.5" reflector, x75, S=6 and T=4.5). A blue haze was seen on the east side of Aristarchus and red haze on the west side. At 00:00UT details were more clear and at 00:24UT Aristarchus and Herodotus, were seperated. At 00:34UT colours were gone. At 00:35UT blue was on Aristarchus and the area was bright, but was black in a red filter. At 00:53UT the features were clear and the colour gone and the brightness had decreased to 9. Cameron comments that the colour was not due to temp. inversion because of being dark in the red filter, implying a medium). The Cameron 1978 catalog TLP ID is 1428 and the weight=1. This is an ALPO report. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1891 Sep 17 at UT 18:00? Pickering, based at Arequipa, Peru, and using a 12" reflector, saw in Schroter's Valley and the vicinity "Varitions in vapor column. Crater D covered. (there are rays here -- high sun effect on them?) Drawings. Time estimated from given colongitude)." Cameron 1978 catalog ID=270 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1938 Jan 16 at UT 00:00 Barker (Chestnut, England, UK, 12.5" reflector) noticed that Plato crater had a brownish-gold veined surface, colour irregular - laid on a smooth floor. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=430 and weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1977 Mar 04 at UT 20:55-21:18 JH Robinson (Teighmouth, Devon, UK, 26cm reflector, x200, Wratten 25 and 44a filters, seeing steady, transparency varies from fair to very poor and cloud eventually halted observations). Copernicus was very indistinct. All other features examined were normal. This is a BAA Lunar Section observation. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1977 Mar 04 at UT 20:55-21:18 JH Robinson (Teighmouth, Devon, UK, 26cm reflector, x200, Wratten 25 and 44a filters, seeing steady, transparency varies from fair to very poor and cloud eventually halted observations). The floor of Fracastorius is significantly brighter in a red filter than in a blue filter. This is a BAA Lunar Section observation. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1985 Sep 28 UTC 20:54-23:52 P.W. Foley (Suffolk, UK) found (actually before 20:54 UT) brightness variance in Torricelli B. J.D. Cook (Frimley, UK) observed a brief blue coloured patch somewhere in the Torricelli B region, but could not pin it down precisely. At 22:50UT M.C. Cook (Frimley, UK, 30cm reflector, seeing III - occasionally V, transparency moderate to good) Found the crater to have an elongated appearance (in SSW-NNE direction) in white light, similar to the previous night. A bright elongated spot was seen on the NNE floor, close to where the wall should be. Not able to define the rim. There was a very dark surrounding area to the crater, similar to what it was on the previous night (roughly 1/4 brightness of Censorinus). 23:04UT brighter in yellow, then red, then blue. At 23:10 it was seen that blue filter dulled the crater - this was odd because both Censorinus and Proclus were brighter in blue, which is what he would normally expect. At23:15 UT Censorinus was brighter in blue, then yellow then red filters and some orange spurious colour seen to the south of Censorinus. At 23:23UT no spurious colour seen on Proclus or Censorinus. 23:46UT Torricelli B elongated as before, but a very faint ray might have been seen to the south west of the rim. This report is not in the 2006 Cameron catalog. The ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Plato 1966 Aug 01 UT 06:14 Observed by Kelsey (Riverside, CA, USA, 8" reflector x300) The wall from the S to the NNE wouldn't focus well though at least 4 craterlets on the floor were clearly seen (Ricker uncertain if real TLP. Cameron thinks it probably was -- similar to Bartlett's experience on Aris. NASA catalog weight=2. NASA catalog ID #961. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1938 Jan 17 Barker (Chestnut, England, UK, 12.5" reflector) noticed that Plato crater had a brownish-gold veined surface, colour irregular - laid on a smooth floor. It had extended further E than on the previous night. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Aristarchus 1978 Nov 15 UTC 19:10-22:15 Observed by Foley (UK) - Colouration seen - violet spot on north west interior. There was no colour on the crater floor from 19:10-20:05, but suddenly the floor colour changed to a slate blue-grey colour from 20:05-21:45UT. Colour was not detected elsewhere. CED brightness measurements taken - these were normal for Proclus, Mons Pico, Mons Piton and Tycho, but for showed that Aristarchus varied in brightness. Crater Extinction Device (CED) used. Seeing Antoniadi III, Transparancy Fair.
On 1981 Dec 12 at UT 00:31 P. Madej (Huddersfield, UK) saw some flashes between Plato and Mons Pico. The cameron 2006 catalog ID=160 and weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1891 Sep 18 at UT 21:00 Pickering, based at Arequipa, Peru, and using a 12" reflector, saw in Schroter's Valley and the vicinity "Varitions in vapor column. Drawings. Time estimated from given colongitude)." Cameron 1978 catalog ID=271 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Plato 1921 Nov 15? UT 20:00? Observed by Chernov (Russia, 2" refractor x94) "Temporary increase in brightness of the light band at bottom noted close to FM. Crater actively noted in Oct. 10." NASA catalog weight=1 (very low). NASA catalog ID #384.
E. of Pytheas in M. Imbrium 1970 Jun 19/20 UTC 23:54-00:23 Observed by Sendor-Mark (Szolnok, Hungary, 4" reflector x 200) "Bright spot nr. Timocharis (on E. Copernican ray?) decreased slowly for next 8min 19 sec. At 00:11:05 flared up. After 2nd decreasing, brightened again at 00:25:54 after which no variablity. Event was star-like < 3km. No events on 21st." NASA catalog weight=2 (poor). NASA catalog ID=#1262.
Plato 1869 Aug 23/24? UTC 23:00-01:00? Observed by Gledhill? (Halifax, England, 9" refractor) Group I of craterlets (as designated by several famous obs. before) exhibited notable illumination, accompanied by a single light on a distinct spot. (if obs. similar to Ap 1870 obs. then date =Au 23-24). NASA catalog weight=2 (low). NASA catalog ID #162.
On 1975 Dec ?? at 19:00UT P.W.Foley (Kent, UK), and possibly P. Moore? (Selsey, UK) - unusual events were reported which might have been due to minor structral changes. Albedo=76% (=7.6?). Cameron 1978 catalog ID=1425 and weight=3. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Aristarchus 1978 Nov 16 UTC 19:40-19:45. Observer: Mark Kidger (UK, 6" refractor x40, x133, x200, seeing poor-boiling) - saw the north wall of Aristarchus to be an electric blue. No spurious colour was seen in other craters (despite the conditions). No other observers were able to confirm this due to the weather. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Aristarchus 1975 Dec 19 UT 22:45 Observed by Foley (Kent, England) "Suspected anomaly in it", NASA catalog weight=1 (very low). NASA catalog ID #1424.
On 1975 Dec 19 at UT22:45 P.W. Foley (Kent, UK) suspected an anomaly in Aristarchus. Cameron 1978 catalog weight=1424 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
In 1942 Feb 02 at UT 18:20-19:15 Y.W.I. Fisher (Brussels, Belgium) a whitish glow near the Earthlit limb, near to Kepler (37W, 7N). The duration of the event was 55 min. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=488 and weight=2. The ALPO/BAA weight=1. Ref. p220-221 IAU Symposium No. 14 - The Moon.
Plato - Hibbard (Orlando, FL, USA, 2.5 inch refractor, NASA catalog quotes: "Whole crater had a bluish tinge, (photos obtained but out-of-focus -- chrom. aberr?" - NASA catalog weight=1, NASA catalog ID 903. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Aristarchus (Bartlett, 1965 Oct 12 UTC 02:15-20:25, 5 inch reflector x280) - NASA catalog quotes "Nimbus was only a dark violet hue". NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #904. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Gassendi 1967 Sep 20 UT 21:11-21:46 Observer: Moore & Moseley (Armagh, N.Ireland, 10" refractor, x254) "Faint blink & red glow SSW of c.p. at 2111h. At 2118 was fading & moving slightly N. Gone at 2110. At 2122h suspected blink close to SW of c.p. Gone at 2123h. At 2143 both obs. suspected a faint blink someway W of c.p. Lasted only 2.5m. Other craters examined with no LTP. Observers are dubious of regularity of phenom". NASA catalog weight=2. NASA catalog ID #1048. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1993 Dec 31 at UT 05:00-07:40 S. Beaumont (Cambridge, UK, 12" reflector) "saw a patch of hazy light to NW (from c.p. alpha) at 0550 craters B & J shadow of alpha had not reached E wall yet, but at 0536 it did. Alpha > at 0550. Craters B & J to SE had faded, vanished at 0630. Hazy patch remained around peak, alpha low mainly to NE like a comet's tail. Slightly reddish fringe to E wall. (shown in sketch)". The above has been quoted in full from the Cmeron catalog because the catalog desription is slightly ambiguous and any attempted summary might make the description more unreliable. The cameron 2006 catalog ID=470 and the weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1992 Feb 21 at 03:00-03:55UT C. Brook (Plymouth, UK, 3" refractor x116, seeing II) found that Janssen K was very bright. Cameron 2006 catalog extension ID=441 and weight=2. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
In 1790 Mar 03 at 22:00 UT Wilkins (England?) observed Herschel's 1787 lumninous point (Aristarchus) in the same place. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=67 and weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Atlas 1969 Aug 01 UT 03:36-04:00 Observed by Pither (Nottinghamshire, England) NASA catalog reports: "Eng. moon blink in crater at 0336h close to E. wall, NE of central feature. Oval in shape & dirty brownish color & hazy. Started fading at 0345h but may have been due to dawn, Neg results on other features, (Apollo 11 watch)." 12" x450 reflector used. NASA catalog weight=3. NASA catalog TLP ID No. #1195. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Gassendi 1966 Sep 02 UT 22:55-02:55 Observed by Moseley, Moore, Gill, Harris, Frost and Hall (Armagh, Northern Ireland, 10" refractor + Moon Blink, Seeing=fair) and by Cave (England using a Moon blink) "Eng. Moonblink sys. detected red glows on c.p. & around it; seen vis. too. (Corralitos obs.at the time? did not see anything?)" Note that the Arnagh observers were all using the same telesope, The observing times of M. Cave are not given but they saw a blink SW of the central peaks. NASA catalog ID 972. NASA catalog weight=5. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
In 1937 Apr 29 at UT 09:30 Firsoff (Glastonbury, UK, 6" reflector and filters) observed a slight greenish colour (Cameron says colour of ground? no TLP?). The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=420 and Weight=4. The ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Plato 1877 Jul 29 UTC 02:00?-02:30 Observed by Gray (England?) "S. of crater a bright streak that disappeared at 0230" NASA catalog weight=3 (average). NASA catalog ID #196.
Alphonsus 1958 Nov 29 UTC 22:00? Observed by Wilkins (Kent, UK, 15" reflector) "Near site of Kozyrev's outbreak saw a circular patch, black pit center, & red, round masses all around it." NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #708.ALPO/BAA weight=3.
On 1980 Sep 28 at UT05:00-07:00 W. Steed (Ocean City, MD, USA, 3" refractor, x45 and x220) detected a "tower-like" feature on the east rim of Mouchez crater, and appeared about 2-3x higher than other mountains nearby. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=112 and the weight=1. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Theophilus 1965 Jul 18 UTC 08:52-09:01 Observed by Cross, Ariola (Whittler, CA, USA, 19" reflector, x450, S=4, T=3) "Red spots; ruby red within a pink area on c.p." NASA catalog weight=5. NASA catalog ID #885. ALPO/BAA weight=4.
1999 Jan 07 UT 01:57 C. Brook (Plymouth UK, 65mm refractor, x125, seeing good) found this mountain unusually dull. In contrast, Mons Pico, Montes Teneriffe, Montes Spitzenberg, were all normal. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Aristarchus 1971 Jun 13 UT 08:21 Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA, 4" reflector x51, x93, x121) "S. part of floor was brownish & granulated" NASA catalog weight=4 (high). NASA catalog ID #1296.
Plato 1825 Apr 08 UT 01:00 Observed by Gruithuisen (Munich, Germany) "West part of crater brighter than east part". NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #106. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Gassendi 1971 Jun 13 UT 07:22-08:05 Observed by Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Parnaiba, Brazil, 9.5" reflector, x180) "At 0755h variation on W.(IAU?) edge of crater "brightness seemed to become a little darker" as it was gugacious (foggy?), Was not sure it was a LTP. Other features & it were normal from 0658- 0755h". NASA catalog weight=1. NASA catalog ID 1295. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Aristarchus 1978 Nov 19 UT 22:40-23:05 Observed by Pedler (UK, 12.5" reflector, x200, seeing fair) Blue colour seen and could not focus on this part, where as other craters were nice and sharp in this filter. Aristarchus darker in red light. all other craters were normal in red. Attempts to change the eyepiece did not make any difference to the blue colour. Cameron 2005 catalog ID=43 and weight=4. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
1964 Jul 29 UT 05:40-06:06 Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA) "Nimbus only -- dark viol. hue. S.floor granulated, dull -- 6 bright. Faint yellow-brown tinge. Rest of crater 8." S=6, T=3- 2. NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #838. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Aristarchus 1978 Nov 20 UTC 03:00-05:00 Observed by Foley (Kent, UK, no spurious colour, Seeing Antoniadi II and transparency good.) - colouration seen: very bright violet spot on the north west interior. No brightness variations seen. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=44 and weight=. The ALPO/BAA weight=3. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
Triensecker Rille 1915 Jul 03 UTC 00:00? Observed by Markov (Russia) "Several spots changed their shapes compared with Gordeenko's depiction on 5/23/12 see #339; which cannot be explained by light variations." NASA catalog weight=3. NASA catalog ID #356.
On 1891 Sep 23 at UT 22:00 Pickering, based at Arequipa, Peru, and using a 12" reflector, saw in Schroter's Valley and the vicinity "Varitions in vapor column. Drawings. Time estimated from given colongitude)." Cameron 1978 catalog ID=272 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1995 Apr 03 at UT 03:30 Unknown Observer (Transparency good) saw a darkening in the Cobra Head, Schroter's valley area of Aristarchus - the best example that he had ever seen. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=474 and the weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=. Reference - BAA Lunar Section circular 1995 Oct, p125 and personal communication from David Darling to the BAA on 6/6/1995. Note it is uncertain whether this refers to the Clementine mission or to somebody who observed during the Clementine mission, or somebody with that surname. Anyway if it is the Clementine mission then the date is wrong - possibly the year should have been 1994? The Cameron catalogue does actually mention a TIFF on Clementine mission? The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=474 and the weight=3. I am assuming that the year should be 1994 and not 1995? The ALPO/BAA catalog weight=1 until we can find out what the correct date is?
Aristarchus 1964 Jul 31 UT 02:00-02:23 Observed by Bartlett (Baltimore, MD, USA, 5" reflector x180) "Deep ravine on E.glacis interrupted midway of its length by apparent break just below rim of craterlet assoc. with EWBS. Normally, ravine is seen continuous. Probable obscuration at pt, of break." S=7, T=5. NASA catalog weight=4. NASA catalog ID #834. ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1981 Dec 19 at UT 01:00-05:00 E.V. Arsyukhin (Moscow, Russia, 3" reflector) observed that Plato was consdierably brighter than Aristarchus by several times. The image quality was very clear. The Cameron 2006 catalog ID=161 and weight=3. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1971 Jun 16 at UT 07:08-07:09 Raimundo Nonato da Silva (Parnaiba, PI, Brazil, 9.5" reflector, x90, seeing=good) observed during a lunar eclipse that the Straight Wall surroundings were darker than an observation from two days earlier. At 07:09UT tonality became clearer. As dawn was in progress and atmospheric turbulence, not sure if it was a TLP? Other features were normal. The Cameron 1978 catalog ID=1297 and weight=1. The ALPO/BAA weight=1.
On 1996 Feb 12 at UT 07:30-08:27 J.Sandel (Caycee, SC, USA) noted a contrast effect inside Tycho at sunset. At 07:30UT there was a slight, but definite illumination of small areas of the crater floor west of the central; peak. Also seen by T. Ferrel (Lawrenceville, GA, USA, SCT C8). This was oval in shape and gray in colour - Ferrel noted some diffuseness. It brightened over 30 minutes. At 08:11UT a definite brightness fade noted in Tycho's central peak. The crater floor had increased illumination of entire crater floor. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
On 1944 Aug 12 at UT 04:00 H.P. Wilkins (Kent, UK, 8.52" reflector) observed that central craterlet in Plato was unusually bright and shows up as a bright white spot on his sketch - though this might have been artistic license in his sketch. His written notes refer to the unusual lack of a rim (especially the northern part) to this craterlet. The ALPO/BAA weight=2.
On 1979 Sep 16 at UT 08:00-09:00 D. Darling (Sun Praire, WI, USA, 12.5" reflector, x62-x97, clear, but Moon at low altitude) detected four new features that he had not seen before in Earthsine in comparison with what he saw on 16 Jul 1979, this time in the southern part of the Moon. pin-point flashes were seen within these bluish areas. Each time a flash occurred the gas clouds brightened (sometimes by 6x) for a few seconds. Cameron thinks that these are related to moving clouds on the Earth's limb e.g. mackeral sky. Cameron 2006 catalog ID=69 and weight=1. ALPO/BAA weight=1.
Aristarchus 1969 Aug 09 UT 01:00? Observed by Hiscott (Canterbury, 12" reflector) "Bright spots photog. on E. wall (EWBB) (crater wall seen in ashen light at this time accord. to LION obs.). Pearce, in BAA Circ. 5 (3) says LO 4, fr. 150 shows highlights in similar areas & in Cobra Head & are due to slopes.) Spots were on all 8 negs." NASA catalog weight=5. NASA catalog ID #1199. ALPO/BAA weight=3.
Herodotus 1969 Aug 09 UTC 03:00-04:03 Observed by Gomez (Sabadell, Spain) desribed in NASA catalog as: "Bright point on SE wall at 0300h, gone at 0322h. Brightened in blink device (Eng.) at 3:30:50, 3:41:36, 04:03:21" 12" reflector x155,x258,x388. Average weight=3 in NASA Catalog. ALPO/BAA weight=2,
James Short, Dr Harris and Mr Stephens saw initially a streak of light on the shadowed floor of Plato. They were not expecting to see any light to reach the floor. Shortly afterwards they saw a second streak of light parallel to the first and this shortly divided into two. Gaps in the mountains were found for both streaks, but they were unable to understand why one of the streaks divided into two. Cameron's 1978 assigns this TLP an ID of 20 and a weight of 5. The ALPO/BAA catalog assigns a weight of 1.
On 1987 Oct 28 at UT 05:05 G. Hewick (UK) observed a 1 sec duration flash on the lunar surface (night side) whilst waiting to observe a lunar occultation of X17959. The colour was yellow and the brightness was approximately magnitude 1 - there was no movement. The location of the flare was between Daws and Vitruvius (17N, 29E).