Although tonight's SLAS star party at SPOC may be weather limited here's a list of lunar targets and resources: The terminator will be at 38.2W lunar longitude at 4/9/2006 3:00 UTC (4/8/2006 9:00PM). Some targets with Rukl Atlas, LOPD, and Modern Modern x-refs are are as follows. Tonight's moon has good contrasts between simple and complex craters and degraded and intact craters. Some examples: Filled J. Herschel vs. Unfilled Kelper; Complex Kepler vs. simple C. Braley or C. Wichman; Complex floors of Gassendi and Vitello vs. the undulating floor of Schiller. Links to photos and LPODs also are provided. Object Coords Rukl# Notes C. J. Herschel 62N14.2W 2 154km; disintegrated large crater; ModernMoon p. 67-68 Mare Frigoris 58N20W 3 ModernMoon p. 66 C. Foucalt 50.4N39.7W 2 23km Sinus Iridium 45N32W 10 Lunar100 #14; large crater with flooded floor http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=31&pos=0 C. Brayley 20.9N36.9W 19 14.5km; simple crater http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-24 R. Brayley 23N36W 19 240km narrow rille; challenge object C. Kepler 81.N38W 30 32km; prominent showcase crater http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/04/LPOD-2004-04-30.htm http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=11&pos=0 LAC Map for Kepler - http://www.fabiolottero.it/lac/57.htm LAC Geologic Map for Kepler - http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/usgs/I355/ C. Wichman 7.5S38.1W 41 10.6km simple crater Oceanus Procellarum 8S36W 41 ModernMoon p. 161 http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-08-20.htm Dorsa Ewing 11S38W 41 320km mare wrinkles and the Pillars http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-04.htm Rima Herigonius 13S37W 41 100km sinuous rille http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-04.htm C. Gassendi 17.5S39.9W 52 Lunar100 #13; prominent 33km crater with fractured floor Terminator will be on east rim at 3:00 UTC. Crater may not be visible. http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/06/LPOD-2004-06-02.htm http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-10-13.htm http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-86 Mare Humorum 24S38W 52 ModernMoon p. 153 http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/06/LPOD-2004-06-06.htm http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=12 http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=28&pos=9 Kelvin Scrap and 28S32W 52 ModernMoon p. 154 Square Apparent fault scarp and "square" fault block near Promentory Kelvin. C. Puiset 27.8S39W 52 Flood crater; contrast with Vitello and Gassendi C. Vitello 30.4S37.5W 62 Note rille system in floor C. Schiller 51.8S40W 71 Lunar100 #30; undulating floor and oblong crater; Modern Moon p. 177 http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/05/LPOD-2004-05-12.htm http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-03-26.htm http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-11-12.htm http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=17&pos=5 - Canopus56 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com