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| Behind the clouds | 25 day moon 2.30 UT | Earthshine |
Lunation 1034 - 25th July to 22nd August 2006
19th Aug 2006 - 25 day
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| Behind the clouds | 25 day moon 2.30 UT | Earthshine |
18th Aug 2006 - 24 day moon
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| Welcome sighting | 24 day moon in east 2.30 UT |
16th Aug 2006
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| At least clouds make for an interesting sunset ... |
11th August - 17 days
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Just before midnight BST Aug 11th Crisium cut vividly in half, Cleomedes too, with dark shadows on their western rims Moon higher this last half of lunation but, of course, is rising rather late for the Tal 10 x 50 binocs on tripod |
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| Clouds added to the viewing, very dramatic. One day I might read the instruction manual for my camera and get the moon unblotted out (but I doubt it!) | Alt 18 Az 124 | More clouds - and a jet which strayed across . Blue dot not a saucer, alas - just reflection (I think) |
10th Aug 2006 - just 16 days
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| Plenty of clouds about at 21:30UT | Cleared around 22:30UT - 10x50 binocs view | Moon higher in this phase |
9th August 2006 - Full Moon
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| Coming ... | coming ... | coming ... | come!! |
7th August 2006 - 13 day
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| Such wonderful offerings! You'll be glad you logged on! Sunset with skytrails and the 13 day moon (alt 9) skulking over walls and trees! | The Summer Triangle - Vega, Deneb and Altair (alt 44). Not able to get the Tal out but sky still light at 21.30UT. Vega very high (alt 74) and bright |
1st August 2006 - 6 day
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| Spotted 6 day moon - first this session as clouds roll in from the West. Can you see it? | 20:30 BST - Alt 15 Az 210 - Jupiter not far behind allegedly! |
Sunday - 30th July 2006 - 5 day???
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| Layers of blue-grey cloud tonight - not doing very well
this session, hope you're doing better
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29th July 2006 - 4 day??
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| Not doing very well! Not a glimpse yet! But here are
some pink clouds in the rain of this evening - 21:30 BST! Are you listening to
reruns of 'Journey into Space - the Red Planet ' on BBC 7? |
28th July - 3 day
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| Still reduced to sunsets - Sun at Alt 9, Az 290 Cloud came
up from the west! For an expert sighting of last night's moon occulting Mars see Anthony Ayiomamitis's site Beautiful - as are all his projects |
27th July - 2 day
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| I know, I know! It isn't the 2 day moon - couldn't find it - this is probably the 9 pm to Doha from Manchester. |
26th July 2006 - 1 day
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| Moon around 1 1/2 days old -sticking close to the sun as it sets. | Saturn and Mars close by but no chance to see them with the sun still bright as it ducks behind the trees WNW |
Something for you SPA members to read on these light nights with low moons
| JULY ISSUE OF 'LUNA' JOURNAL AVAILABLE NOW Peter Grego The 2006 July issue of Luna, the journal of the SPA Lunar Section, is hot off the e-press and packed with 28 pages of Moon material. It is available as a free download as PDF file (1.28 Mb) from: http://popastro.c.topica.com/maaeVyFabrv7ra97J65b/ |
| Also see Bill Dembowski's Lunar Observer for July from
ALPO and Charles Woods Lunar Picture of the Day plus excellent database |
