Quick Moon object list for tonight's Moon passing of the Pleiades - For 4/2/2006 3:00 UTC (4/1/2006 8pm local time) Terminator is at 47.14 East long. All objects are on that lunar longitude going from the north to the south. Object Rukl# Note C Atlas 15 46.7N; 87km; prom. n. c. C Franklin 15 38.8N; 56km C Macrobius 26 21.3N; 64km C Taruntius 37 5.6N; fresh impact c. Dorsa Cato 37-48 1N; 140km ridge C Messier A B 48 1.9S; 10km, oblique impact w/ ray C Colombo 59 15.1S; 76km C Borda 59 25.1S 44km V Rheita 68 42S; 500km valley largest C Rheita 68 at top of V Rheita C Steinhall/Watt 76 48.6S, double 66km craters C Hagecius 75 59.8S, 76km C Bougslawsky 74 Flooded crater; 73S - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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Quick Moon object list for tonight's Moon passing of the Pleiades - For 4/2/2006 3:00 UTC (4/1/2006 8pm local time) <snip>
A brief observing note - Since we are still a few days after the March 29 eclipse, the Moon is near the ecliptic. The thin crescent of the few day old Moon in combination with this favorable ecliptic orientation made for a very strong Earthshine. Through 10x50 binoculars, the Moon and the Pleiades could be seen in one view, with the features on the "dark" side of the Moon's crescent being clearly visible in the steely-ice-blue light of Earthshine. Although the Moon is moving towards a less favorable Earthshine orientation tonight, there may be a repeat performance. Through a small refractor, the Moon's Rheita 500km valley and Dorsa Cato were especially prominent, although atmospheric seeing was very poor. An impression of the Rheita Valley's origin in a series of overlapping crater impacts was seen. - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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