Thursday, March 03,2005

by Kameshwar Eranki


Moon Observation Report - Thursday, March 03,2005 - 23rd day Waning Crescent Moon

Time4:50 AM to 5:53 AM
LocationFremont, CA
TelescopeCelestron 8" Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope (SCT) on CG5 Equitorial Mount.
CameraCanon Digital SLR - EOS 20D, with 28mm to 105 mm lens and Quantaray Macro Telephoto Lens - 75mm to 300mm lens.
WeatherClear dark sky. No winds, was very steady.

Features Observed:

Montes Apenninus, Mare Imbrium, Mare Insularum, Mare Nubium, Oceanus Procellarum, Sinus Roris, Mare Humorum, Teneriffe Mountains, Archimedes, Aristillus, Eratosthenes, Copernicus, Rupes Recta, Kepler, Aristarchus, Sinus Medii, Ptolemaeus, Aplhonsus, Azachel, Purbach, Pitatus, Bullialdus, Mercator, Campanus, Gassendi, Billy, Grimaldi, Timocharis, Lambert, Plato, Kirch, Le Verrier, Helicon, Delisle, Euler, Carlini, Montes Carpatus, Sinus Lunicus, Mons Piton, Mons Pico, Tycho, Gauricus, Deslandres, Longomontanus, Wilhelm, Clavius, Clavius Craterlets, Blancanus, Capuanus, Lansberg, Letronne, Harpalus, Herschel J, Sinus Iridum, Promontorium Laplace, Promontorium Heraclides, Mairan, Sharp, Montes Spitzbergen, Reinhold, Lacus Excellentiae.

Took pictures, came out ok.


Posted on sf-bay-tac Mar 18, 2005 13:41:15 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Mar 18, 2005 20:57:33 PT