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Lunar X this month?

Started by Herbert Kraus, 01/05/2013 04:37PM
Posted 01/05/2013 04:37PM | Edited 01/05/2013 06:49PM Opening Post
I have ascertained that on January 19 at 0200 UT the colongitude of the terminator will be at precisely 358.0º, the perfect position for viewing the Werner (or lunar) "X" at 6:00 p.m PST on the evening of Friday, January 18. However, I understand that another condition for this is that the altitude of the rising sun at the crater Werner should be about 1.5º. Can anyone advise how and where I can find information indicating the altitude of the sun at 0200 UT on January 19, 2013 at colongitude 358º?

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Posted 01/05/2013 07:29PM #1
I found this on the web.....

http://home.comcast.net/~wd9gvu/files/lunarx2013.pdf

I saw the November X quite by accident.

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Posted 01/19/2013 05:10PM #2
Thanks Mr. Kraus and Mr. Love, Thanks to your posts I learned about Lunar X . I just took the telescope outside to check what I could see last night. At first I could not see any of the Lunar X. However as the hours passed it slowly came into view (unfortunately as the moon was setting). About 1/2 hour after midnight the x became clearly discernible, but seeing really deteriorated. It did not help that there were a few tree branches in the way and the inversion was quite bad.

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