Can anyone explain to me why SMART-1 is spiralling down towards the Moon? There is no air up there to cause drag, so why doesn't it stay in orbit for ever? I...
Orbits around the Moon are not stable because of the pertubations of the orbit by the Earth. Therefore an object orbiting the Moon either spirals down or up. ...
Hi Detlef, What time window do you recommend for our observations? Is a 3 minutes long a good window? ... -- (((((((((((((((( O )))))))))))))))) eng. Paolo R....
... Using the links Detlef and others have provided, I've decided that from Dallas I must focus on the "optimum" time plus or minus a half hour. I have a...
Hi Detlef, Welcome to the group, nice to have you join us. I am wondering how likely is the impact into Clausius on the previous orbit. The western rim is...
Some images left over from July that were makeable into a two frame mosaic covering the area from Theophilus to Rabbi Levi. Seeing was 5-7. North is to the...
Very Good Bob !! Achille ... frame mosaic covering the area from Theophilus to Rabbi Levi. Seeing was 5-7. North is to the right of course. The far western end...
Thank you, Detlef. I appreciate your explanation. I had forgotten that SMART was in a polar orbit. Sadly the Moon will not be visible from here at that time....
Thank you Achille! I'm looking forward to some more of your images - hopefully this month will bring some good weather. Bob ... From: Achille Giordano To:...
Dear Colleagues, Please, check the news data and news time (2006/09/03 05:42:20.320 UT), images and graphics updated for lunar impact of the SMART-1 in the...
Images like this are good candidates to use as a tonal benchmark when processing our own images. Are far as I know these are straight forward medium format...
Paolo, absolutely beautiful! Thanks for posting the link. Bob ... From: Paolo Amoroso To: Lunar Observing Sent: 9/2/2006 1:13:17 PM Subject: [lunar-observing]...
Hello everyone, Seeing was good a few days ago. Here is Moretus and the South Pole. http://astroimg.org/LunarPics/Moretus-small.jpg August 12, 2006 31 cm...
Zac, very nice image - good detail. I've seen that structure on the horizon with the sharp cliff on the left side a few times - do you (or anyone else) know...
Detailed image but maybe too light in tone? Try shifting the midtone point to the right. A value of 0.7 looks really good on my laptop. Tony ... From: Zac...
... horizon with the sharp cliff on the left side a few times - do you (or anyone else) know what it is? ... Bob, that's M-5, also called Mt. Clementine, and...
Mardi, thanks very much - nice now to be able to put a name to it. Bob ... From: mardi To: lunar-observing@yahoogroups.com Sent: 9/2/2006 12:10:24 PM Subject:...
Hi all Still one image of the August month. The enormous craters are a lot impressive that find all together, nearly to form the olympic circles. :-)) ...
Stefan, indeed one of the reasons why we say "there is a chance for an impact the orbit before" is that the Moon's reference model has some errors, in the ...
Bob: Incredible detail with your 6" f/5. Best wishes, Eric. (México) ... mosaic covering the area from Theophilus to Rabbi Levi. Seeing was 5- 7. North is to...
Achille, excellent resolution for a 125mm Mak. I checked my best 106mm refractor and 150mm reflector images of this area and yours appears to fall right...
Thank you very much Eric. I hope you have some good seeing soon. I'd like to see some more images from that big Mak of yours. Regards, Bob ... From: Eric Roel ...
... Is there an online photo (LPOD or LPOD gallery) or perhaps a crater drawn in Rukl that shows what a crater band looks like? Bill, it's not clear to me what...
Detlef, Thanks for your reply. I can see it is very difficult to give an accurate time and place without accurate mapping - if only the LTO extended this far...
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