Thanks, Danny. You are right in that the names of living people are not usually considered by the IAU, and the craters Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 1, 2010 12:07 pm
Peter, Patrick Moore (Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore) is in the list (since a couple of minutes ago). P.S.; Aldrin: http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/Aldrin ...
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refractor_rod
Nov 1, 2010 12:49 pm
Danny, With all due respect, Patrick Moore's name should not be on anyone's list for prospective lunar naming nominations. He still claims to have provided...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 1, 2010 1:00 pm
?!?!?! That's the first time I hear (read) about this. Are there online descriptions and images of those maps? (somewhere in a website, or in a book, or a...
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refractor_rod
Nov 1, 2010 2:06 pm
Hello Danny, Check out any of the UK web bios concerning Sir Patrick. Almost every single one of them makes a note of the 'fact'. If you want the true...
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jimmosher
Nov 1, 2010 5:57 pm
... Peter, There may be some misunderstanding here. Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are not nicknames invented by NASA or amateur observers. They were among the...
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Charles Wood
tychocrater
Nov 1, 2010 10:46 pm
Since January I have been the leader of the IAU lunar nomenclature task group. Most recently we have approved naming three polar craters for Chinese inventors...
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Peter Lloyd
phlloydl
Nov 2, 2010 10:51 am
Thank you for putting me right, Jim. I didn't realise that any living names had been made official. In that case I would push for Kranz now. I think one...
Danny - I would say "Caes" but we want you around for a long time. I think a worthy name would be (Sergey) Korolyov, often spelled Korolev, who was the...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 4, 2010 9:58 pm
Rob, There's a southern lunar mount (or mountain) at 63°30' South/ 60° East (near Helmholtz) which I call "Mons Caes" (an unofficial name). This...
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moonnerd
Nov 4, 2010 10:27 pm
Thanks Danny! I'm glad I was wrong, on both counts. Both are well deserved! I'm at work so I didn't have a chance to look into it. cheers! Rob...
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viladrich christian
njp160
Nov 7, 2010 11:03 am
Dear All, It has been a while since I took my last image of the moon :-( Last 29 October, the sky was clear of clouds. Unfortunatly, the wind was blowing. Even...
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Bart Declercq
bdeclerc
Nov 7, 2010 11:47 am
If we ignore Jean-Luc Dauvergne's exploits at the Pic-du-Midi 1m, these are some of the very best terrestrial Lunar images I have ever seen, Christian!!! ...
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moonnerd
Nov 8, 2010 4:46 pm
Those photo's are amazing. I hope you will take some more soon. thanks for sharing them with us! Rob...
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Stefan Lammel
Slammel
Nov 9, 2010 1:27 pm
Superb images Christian! Terrific resolution, looking forwards to the others. I expect the cooling fan modification may be helping you get such fine results, I...
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nick smith
nsmith10000
Nov 9, 2010 6:32 pm
Outstanding images Christian!  This is certainly the standard I aim for. The Hadley and Aristillus image is particularly striking.  Best regards  Nick ...
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Eric
eroelmx
Nov 9, 2010 10:56 pm
Christian: Superb images, some of the best seen. Best wishes, Eric. (México)...
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Rik Hill
rikhill
Nov 9, 2010 11:07 pm
Hi Christian, Great images. I can't get that from my C14 here in Tucson. Using Lunar orbiter image I see you are down to about 600-800 m resolution! Maybe a ...
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viladrich christian
njp160
Nov 10, 2010 6:16 pm
Thanks Rick :-)) Rik...
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viladrich christian
njp160
Nov 10, 2010 6:36 pm
Ho Bob, I have still some more images to process. Just need some more time to complete the works. Thanks Christian...
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moonnerd
Nov 11, 2010 11:26 am
What is the smallest scope you've used to see the small rille in the Alpine Valley? (or a similarly difficult target). I know a lot of it depends on seeing...
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Peter Lloyd
phlloydl
Nov 11, 2010 11:57 am
I've managed to catch it with my 254 mm LX200 at f/20. I don't normally get good pictures at this focal length but I must have had exceptional seeing that...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 11, 2010 12:10 pm
Not only the seeing conditions; also the "shadow play" at the to-be-observed region, although there are formations such as Rima Yangel' which can't depend on...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 11, 2010 12:22 pm
Dear group, Because I'm very "busy" in the wonderful world of Wikipedia-related biographies these days (of scientists, inventors, explorers, etc...) I want to...
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Stephen Saber
saberscorpx
Nov 11, 2010 1:25 pm
Hi Danny. How about Friedrich August Kekulé. http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/ci/1992/Kekule.html (far side crater Kekulé: 16.4°N, 138.1°W 94km dia.) ...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 11, 2010 1:35 pm
Thanks Stephen! That's indeed the one! (mmmmmm... he's already on the moon, so I don't have to add him into my list). Danny ... From: "Stephen Saber"...
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Nick Evetts
bedfordshire...
Nov 11, 2010 2:09 pm
Friedrich August Kekulé. "Comets are like cats; they have tails, and they do precisely what they want." -David H. Levy ... Friedrich August Kekulé. "Comets...
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moonnerd
Nov 11, 2010 2:31 pm
Thanks guys - This is a continuation of one of my favorite thread from many years ago. Here is another link to Peter's photo... the one on his post didn't...
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Danny Caes
faculacaes
Nov 11, 2010 2:35 pm
Thanks Nick! Interesting thought! (of David H. Levy). P.S.: There are two "resident cats" at our home (since the beginning of 2009), and I must say, those two...
