by Kameshwar Eranki
| Time | 7:50pm to 10:25pm |
|---|---|
| Location | Fremont, CA |
| Weather | Clear sky. No wind. |
| Features Observed | Mare Crisium, Cleomedes, Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina, Madler, Mare Nectaris, Rosse, Fracastorius, Rupes Altai, Piccolomini, Vallis Rheita, Stiborius, Mare Tranquilitatis, Arago, Ross, Maclear, Plinius, Mare Serenitatis, Posidonius, Le Monnier, Dorsum Smirnov, Daniell, Lacus Somniorum, Atlas, Hercules, Burg, Endymion, Cepheus, Franklin, Geminus, Burckhardt, Tralles, Proclus (developing ray system), Sinus Amoris, Palus Somni, Picard, Langrenus (very bright), Goclenius, Gutenberg,Magelhaens, Colombo, Messier,Mare Fecunditatis, Metius, Fabricius. |
Sunrise over Theophilus crater was awesome. About half of Theophilus was in shadow, while the western half gradually became brighter.Took several pictures of day 5 moon. Also took Eyepiece projection photos using Canon EOS 20D Digital camera, and Celestron Deluxe Tele Extender. Pictures of Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina, Rupes Altai and Piccolomini came out pretty good.
Around 9:50 pm couple of thin clouds came in for few minutes and passed over moon. Took halo moon pictures. Also, took pictures of moon and pleiades (M45), when moon moved in close vicinity to Pleiades.
Posted on sf-bay-tac Mar 17, 2005 13:29:37 PT
Converted by report.pm 1.2 Mar 18, 2005 20:48:56 PT