Danny, I tried to image the Apollo 14 S-IVB impact site at high resolution, but the seeing was horrible so I just made color mosaics of the moon. I'll try ...
YOUNG CRESCENT MOON (from S&T) Thursday evening, June 7th, brings a chance to spot an unusually thin, young crescent Moon shortly after sunset. The crescent...
Zac, This is something I want to know too! (possible orbital Hasselblads of the Arago region). I have explored all of Apollo's orbital Hasselblads via the...
Stefan, As far as I know, on the web there are only Low-Res scans of Lassell-C's "island" (in the LPI's Apollo Image Atlas). And all of those scans look very ...
Danny, I see what you mean about the colour cast on the Apollo 16 images http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/catalog/70mm/magazine/?120 and as you say...
Stefan, Curious isn't it? (the "caramel"-look of Apollo 16's Hasselblads). And it is in THIS magazine (Apollo 16's Magazine V) that the astronauts included two...
How do I plan ahead for librations? I know how to look up libration in a table, but it doesn't tell me if the lighting will be good at that time. I want to...
The Virtual Moon Atlas will do that for you. www.astrosurf.com/avl will find it. You have to enable an indication of the libration -- Configuration/Display ...
Hi everyone I have posted three Lunar Image Slide Shows on my web site,the images are in no particular order. The files are large ranging up to 18 MB. I think...
... very intriquing! i see no mention of the bary center nor the reason why the present "planetesimals" are not having the same affect today. thanks a million...
To Charles Wood, I don't know if this is one of my most intelligent proposals... Anyway; Here's what I have in mind: To re-shape the context of LPOD into LPOW...
For Zac Pujic and the observers of cone-like and dome-like features on the moon, Zac, there's a description of that dark cone in the book APOLLO OVER THE MOON;...
BTW; July 1969... We could ask the philosophical question: -Was it Neil Armstrong himself at Tranquillity Base, or Neil-and-his-hair? Imagine, on television: ...
My LunarPhase Pro (http://www.lunarphasepro.com) software will provide that information, David. The main screen shows the current point of maximum libration as...
That is an interesting animation, Gary. What causes the wobble? Is that the diurnal libration? Regards, Peter ... -- Peter Lloyd 51º 56' 53"N 0º 32' 05"W ...
Hi Rogue, I have been looking into that same problem recently after reading a book about Geology (earth). Then I saw you post a I was looking at my older...
thankyou Maurice...that was a stellar explaination! i think i will try to create one on my own, using your info, as well as other sources, when it is ready; i...
Looking forward to seeing the results. Have often wondered how the time scales match up. Good luck and happy labor with the project. Joe Romaninsky,...
Bill Hartmann's "Moons & Planets", 4th edition has a full page comparison of Earth and Moon timescales, with various events on both worlds. But by adding dates...
Excellent idea, look forward to what you come up with. To help, I have uploaded the some Earth time scales from some of my books into the files section under...
About a remarkable visual phenomenon, Today it's sunday the 5th of june and Full Moon is on wednesday the 22nd. June's Full Moon will have an unusual southern...
Something interesting that relates to the geologic timescale of the moon is the potential reclassification of several Copernican era rayed craters back into...
It's a combination of optical librations in latitude and longitude due to variations in the positions of the earth and moon relative to each other and physical...
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Hello there, Having sorely been absent due to crueling work load :-(, I'm in the process of catching up on past posts (up to Apr. ;-). While away, I've been...
From S&T --- US observers have a shot at a young moon. European observers have a shot at an extremely young moon. Clear Skies Chuck TUESDAY'S THIN CRESCENT...
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