Patrick, In response to your question on the LCROSS google group, here is the best local circumstance opportunity (highest alt, no moon, illuminated% 45) that I see for imaging LCROSS during the rising cruise orbit one.  This is low in the northwest sky just as a first quarter Moon sets on Monday morning, June 29, at 0:45MDT:  Date__(UT)__HR:MN     R.A.__(a-apparent)__DEC Azi_(a-appr)_Elev  2009-Jun-29 06:00  m  12 50 18.17 +40 17 25.7 291.2078  43.2010  2009-Jun-29 06:10  m  12 50 34.40 +40 14 58.1 292.1276  41.4681  2009-Jun-29 06:20  m  12 50 50.91 +40 12 29.4 293.0612  39.7465  2009-Jun-29 06:30  m  12 51 07.72 +40 09 59.8 294.0091  38.0369  2009-Jun-29 06:40  m  12 51 24.82 +40 07 29.3 294.9717  36.3399  2009-Jun-29 06:50     12 51 42.23 +40 04 58.1 295.9494  34.6562  2009-Jun-29 07:00     12 51 59.94 +40 02 26.2 296.9430  32.9864  2009-Jun-29 07:10     12 52 17.96 +39 59 53.7 297.9529  31.3315  2009-Jun-29 07:20     12 52 36.28 +39 57 20.8 298.9798  29.6920  2009-Jun-29 07:30     12 52 54.91 +39 54 47.6 300.0242  28.0687   2009-Jun-29 07:40     12 53 13.86 +39 52 14.1 301.0867  26.4625  2009-Jun-29 07:50     12 53 33.11 +39 49 40.5 302.1680  24.8742  2009-Jun-29 08:00     12 53 52.67 +39 47 06.9 303.2687  23.3047 - Clear Skies, Kurt