Visually Challenging Lunar Targets

Does any one look at any challenging lunar targets like the Pi Kies dome pit or counting the craterlettes on the floor of Plato, Schiller, or Archimedes? Anyone seen the trailing craterlettes behind Messier A? Anyone seen the crater between Ritter and Sabine? How about the Cauchy dome pit or the central rille in the Alpine Valley? Aldrin, Collins and Armstrong?

Please post some of your successfully viewed lunar challenges.

Keith

Interesting thread, Keith. Plato's craterletts are always a draw for me, and I've glimpsed the Rille in the Alpine Valley exactly once. This is one of those areas in observational astronomy that benefits from having a working list of things to try for. Of course it would also benefit from good seeing, something rare in my locale. Thanks for the post, and for the list!

Steve

Keith Lawson said:

Does any one look at any challenging lunar targets like the Pi Kies dome pit or counting the craterlettes on the floor of Plato, Schiller, or Archimedes? Anyone seen the trailing craterlettes behind Messier A? Anyone seen the crater between Ritter and Sabine? How about the Cauchy dome pit or the central rille in the Alpine Valley? Aldrin, Collins and Armstrong?

Please post some of your successfully viewed lunar challenges.

Keith

With our light pollution and only an 80mm scope lunar observing is all I can enjoy. After a hiatus I've gotten out my U of Az Lunar and Planetary maps and with the Virtual Lunar Atlas, started observing recently. Any sources of appropriate challenges and projects beyond just getting re-acquainted with major lunar features?

Jim J

Lots of great challenges...how about how many of the Davy Craterlet chain (Catena Davy)can you see? Or an easier one...Hesodius A, a neat bullseye crater. Gerry

How about the Ina Caldera L99. Being so shallow I could not discern it near the terminator. Seems it needs several degrees to light the opposite wall and make it visible.

Jud

During those nights of freezing cold, clouds, rain, or clear moonless nights, the following webset might help: wms.lroc.asu.edu./index.html

With the weather we've had this fall, the moon is a visually challenging lunar target!

dan