Checklist

Lunar Program

Naked Eye Objects

Instruments Used ____________________________

Completed	Object Feature	Date	Time
[ ]	(Within 72 Hrs of new) Old Moon in New Moon’s Arms
[ ]	(Within 72 Hrs of new) New Moon in Old Moon’s Arms
[ ]	(Within 40 Hrs of new) Crescent Moon, Waxing
[ ]	(Within 48 Hrs of New) Crescent Moon, Waning
[ ]	Man in the Moon
[ ]	Woman in the Moon
[ ]	Rabbit in the Moon
[ ]	Cow Jumping Over the Moon
Maria
[ ]	Crisium
[ ]	Fecunditatis
[ ]	Serenitatis
[ ]	Tranquillitatis
[ ]	Nectaris
[ ]	Imbrium
[ ]	Frigoris
[ ]	Nubium
[ ]	Humorum
[ ]	Oceanus Procellarum

Binocular Objects

Instruments Used ____________________________

Completed	Object Feature	Date	Time
[ ]	Lunar Rays
[ ]	Sinus Iridum
[ ]	Sinus Medii
[ ]	Sinus Roris
[ ]	Palus Somnii
[ ]	Palus Epidemiarum
[ ]	Mare Vaporum
Craters
[ ]	~4 Days old Langrenus
[ ]	Vendelinus
[ ]	Petavius
[ ]	Cleomedes
[ ]	Atlas
[ ]	Hercules
[ ]	Endymion
[ ]	Macrobius
[ ]	~7 Days old Piccolomini
[ ]	Theophilus
[ ]	Cyrillus
[ ]	Catharina
[ ]	Posidonius
[ ]	Fracastorius
[ ]	Aristoteles
[ ]	Eudoxus
[ ]	Cassini
[ ]	Hipparchus
[ ]	Albategnius
[ ]	Aristillus
[ ]	Autolycus
[ ]	Maurolycus
[ ]	~10 Days old Plato
[ ]	Archimedes
[ ]	Ptolemaeus
[ ]	Alphonsus
[ ]	Arzachel
[ ]	Walter
[ ]	Maginus
[ ]	Tycho
[ ]	Clavius
[ ]	Eratosthenes
[ ]	Longomontanus
[ ]	Copernicus
[ ]	Bullialdus
[ ]	Aristarchus
[ ]	Gassendi
[ ]	~14 Days old Kepler
[ ]	Grimaldi

Telescopic Objects

Instruments Used ___________________________

Completed	Object Feature	Date	Time
[ ]	Sinus Aestuum
[ ]	Lacus Mortis
[ ]	Palus Putredinis
[ ]	Promontorium Laplace
[ ]	Promontorium Heraclides
[ ]	Promontorium Agarum
[ ]	Montes Alpes
[ ]	Montes Apenninus
[ ]	Mons Hadley
[ ]	Mons Piton
[ ]	Mons Pico
[ ]	Rupes Altai
[ ]	Rima Hyginus
[ ]	Vallis Schroteri
[ ]	Vallis Alpes
[ ]	Rupes Recta (straight wall)
Craters
[ ]	~4 Days old Picard
[ ]	Furnerius
[ ]	Petavius Wall
[ ]	Messier/Messier A
[ ]	Proclus
[ ]	Fabricius
[ ]	~7 Days old Plinius
[ ]	Mitchell
[ ]	Cassini A
[ ]	Manilius
[ ]	Gemma Frisius
[ ]	~10 Days old Davy
[ ]	Pitatus
[ ]	Billy
[ ]	Fra Mauro
[ ]	Clavius craterlets
[ ]	Hippalus
[ ]	Herschel, J.
[ ]	~14 Days old Schickard
[ ]	Reiner Gamma

Optional Activities:

Naked Eye:

• Estimate first quarter phase within eight hours.
• Estimate third quarter phase within eight hours.
• Estimate full moon within thirty-six hours.
• Plot moon’s position against the stars for three consecutive days.
• Compare the size of the full moon on the horizon with the full moon on the meridian using a dime held at arm’s length.
• Find the thinnest phase by which you can read newsprint.

Binocular:

• Sketch libration – use Mare Crisium or Grimaldi for examples.
• Sketch a lunar map – use any scale for binoculars only.

Telescopic:

• Plot the moon’s hourly motion against the stars for two hours or more.
• Measure the height of a lunar mountain – need to calculate the sun’s elevation at the mountain and estimate the shadow length – try Mt. Piton.