FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Naked-Eye Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (Worst) to (Within 72 Hrs of New) 6 (Best)

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Naked-Eye Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to (Within 72 Hrs of new) 6 (best)

[ ] Old Moon in New Moon's Arms ______

[ ] New Moon in Old Moon's Arms ______(Within 40 Hrs of new)

[ ] Crescent Moon, Waxing ______

[ ] Crescent Moon, Waning ______(When full)

[ ] Man in the Moon ______

[ ] Woman in the Moon ______

[ ] Rabbit in the Moon ______(When gibbous)

[ ] Cow Jumping Over the Moon ______Maria [ ] Crisium ______

[ ] Fecunditatis ______

[ ] Serenitatis ______

[ ] Tranquillitatis ______

[ ] Nectaris ______

[ ] Imbrium ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Naked-Eye Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Maria (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] Frigoris ______

[ ] Nubium ______

[ ] Humorum ______

[ ] Oceanus Procellarum ______

X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Binocular Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Instruments Used ______6 (best)

[ ] Lunar Rays ______

[ ] Sinus Iridum ______

[ ] Sinus Medii ______

[ ] Sinus Roris ______

[ ] Palus Somnii ______

[ ] Palus Epidemiarum ______

[ ] Mare Vaporum ______Craters - ~4 Days old

[ ] Langrenus ______

[ ] Vendelinus ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Binocular Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Craters - ~4 Days old (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] Petavius ______

[ ] Cleomedes ______

[ ] Atlas ______

[ ] Hercules ______

[ ] Endymion ______

[ ] Macrobius ______~7 Days old

[ ] Piccolomini ______

[ ] Theophilus ______

[ ] Cyrillus ______

[ ] Catharina ______

[ ] Posidonius ______

[ ] Fracastorius ______

[ ] Aristoteles ______

[ ] Eudoxus ______

[ ] Cassini ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Binocular Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Craters - ~7 Days old (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] Hipparchus ______

[ ] Albategnius ______

[ ] Aristillus ______

[ ] Autolycus ______

[ ] Maurolycus ______~10 Days old

[ ] Plato ______

[ ] Archimedes ______

[ ] Ptolemaeus ______

[ ] Alphonsus ______

[ ] Arzachel ______

[ ] Walther ______

[ ] Maginus ______

[ ] Tycho ______

[ ] Clavius ______

[ ] Eratosthenes ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Binocular Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Craters - ~10 Days old (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] Longomontanus ______

[ ] Copernicus ______

[ ] Bullialdus ______

[ ] Aristarchus ______

[ ] Gassendi ______~14 Days old

[ ] Kepler ______

[ ] Grimaldi ______

X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Telescopic Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Instruments Used ______6 (best)

[ ] Sinus Aestuum ______

[ ] Lacus Mortis ______

[ ] Palus Putredinis ______

[ ] Promontorium Laplace ______

[ ] Promontorium Heraclides ______

[ ] Promontorium Agarum ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Telescopic Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] 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 ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Telescopic Objects E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Craters - ~4 days old (continued) 6 (best)

[ ] Fabricius ______~7 Days old

[ ] Plinius ______

[ ] Mitchell ______

[ ] Cassini A ______

[ ] Manilius ______

[ ] Gemma Frisius ______~10 Days old

[ ] Davy ______

[ ] Pitatus ______

[ ] Billy ______

[ ] Fra Mauro ______

[ ] Clavius craterlets ______

[ ] Hippalus ______

[ ] J Herschel ______~14 Days old [ ] Schickard ______

[ ] Reiner Gamma ______

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X FEATURE DATE TIME SEEING TRANSP. LATITUDE LONGITUDE Optional Objects - each counts as 2 observations E, VG, G, F, P 1 (worst) to Naked Eye: 6 (best) 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.

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