Physics Student Greg Engh was the UofU docent for tonight. Observed the Moon for 2 hours fitting in 8 general public star party guests during my own after work pleasure viewing on one of the U's LX200s. This was the last night for convenient observing of the Moon before midnight at an altitude of higher than 60 degrees until September. Generally, the Moon will be between 40 and 50 degrees altitude during June's night observing window and lower than 40 degrees in July and August. There are only a few 60 deg plus observing opportunities through September - usually in the 4AM time frame or daylight observing. I used 134x to 223x. Tonight was a night of showcase rimae. Four major rimae were visible moving only 1 or 2 eyepiece views from Rima Hygnius. I was able to see almost all of the fine intersecting detail in Rimae Trisnecker. Rima Hyginus Rükl34 Rükl33 http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/02/LPOD-2004-02-25.htm Rima Ariadaeus Rükl34 Rükl35 http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-31.htm Rimae Triesnecker Rükl33 http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060201 http://www.lpod.org/?m=20061103 Rimae Sulpicius Gallus Rükl23 http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060211 Shadows cast to the west by the rim of C. Cassini won the award for the "most like a 1950s science fiction movie" while northern C. W. Bond at low angle illumination showed its spectaular hommocky floor terrain. C. W. Bond is a Plato like crater that has been half filled with a mare size impact ejecta. http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060214 - Kurt _______________________________________________ Sent via CSolutions - http://www.csolutions.net