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Lunar "X" and "V" 5 Year Schedule

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:09 pm
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by JayTee » Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:05 am

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I found this info just this morning as I felt that tonight might be the night for the X and V . And it is, for me anyway! Assuming I get a...

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thx for the list .

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Sun Dec 27, 2020 11:09 pm
Mysterious rocket crash on moon baffles scientists

Last post by Arsene37 « Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:40 pm
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by Dragonsfire » Mon Jul 04, 2022 2:50 pm

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Didnt see anything on the sight about this, sorry if duplicated.

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Hi !
I doubt than a rocket could have made two craters clearly visible from earth !

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Mon Jul 04, 2022 3:40 pm
BOOSTER IMPACT CRATER ON THE FARSIDE OF THE MOON

Last post by Makuser « Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:45 pm
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by GCoyote » Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:40 am

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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission has found the impact site created March 4th. The crater might help reveal the impactor’s identity.

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Hi Gary. An interesting image taken with the LRO. It should be interesting if they can reverse calculate the trajectory and determine what booster...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:45 pm
Geologic map of the entire moon at 1:2,500,000 scale

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:45 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:45 pm

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Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:45 pm
NASA Lucy mission observes a total lunar eclipse

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Mon May 23, 2022 9:44 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Mon May 23, 2022 9:44 pm

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Mon May 23, 2022 9:44 pm
Total Lunar Eclipse - 15/16 May 2022

Last post by GCoyote « Tue May 17, 2022 2:54 am
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by kt4hx » Fri Apr 29, 2022 4:05 pm

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Hopefully people in the western Hemisphere are gearing up for the total lunar eclipse in a little over two weeks time. Let's hope the weather will be...

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Mostly cloudy at our place as well. I went out with binos when there was break in the cloud cover but I spent most of the time watching a racoon rob...

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Tue May 17, 2022 2:54 am
NASA Scientists Grow Plants In Lunar Soil For First Time In History

Last post by SparWeb « Sun May 15, 2022 1:41 pm
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by AntennaGuy » Sat May 14, 2022 7:16 pm

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See story at:

Not much really, but hey, it's a start. Or... maybe we should call it one small step... :)

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For those who are looking for more than a tweet, this is the article from Nature (Communications Biology):

Somewhat expected:
...our results show...

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Last post by SparWeb
Sun May 15, 2022 1:41 pm
Aſtronomical Obſervations relating to the Mountains in the Moon. By Mr. Herſchel of Bath. 1790

Last post by Chich « Fri May 13, 2022 5:03 pm

by Chich » Fri May 13, 2022 5:03 pm

The text of the paper is available on the Royal Societys page

Discussion of his methods and interesting that they entertained the notion that...

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Fri May 13, 2022 5:03 pm
Quanta: Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:44 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:44 pm

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Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:44 pm
Apollo moon landing

Last post by Frankskywatcher « Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:27 pm
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by Frankskywatcher » Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:44 pm

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I thought this is pretty cool how they managed to 3-D it!

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Hi Frank. Wow, this video is like a close ride over the lunar surface and what a view. Thanks for finding and sharing this link with us on here Frank...

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Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:27 pm
Apollo 16 Lunar Mission

Last post by helicon « Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:52 pm
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by Unitron48 » Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:12 pm

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Sky and Telescope had a great article celebrating the 50th anniversary of the fifth crewed lunar launch — the highly successful Apollo 16 Lunar...

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Thanks for the link Dave. Good read.

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Last post by helicon
Tue Apr 19, 2022 1:52 pm
Chinese Mission to Lunar South Pole

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:41 pm
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by Unitron48 » Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:10 pm

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Looks like the Lunar South Pole could get to be a busy place starting in 2024:

The Chang'e 7 lunar mission is planned to launch around 2024 and...

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The Chinese have several scheduled, including a sample return mission in 2024:

Dave

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Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:41 pm
video: exact point of the moon's south pole

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:04 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:04 pm

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Wed Mar 02, 2022 6:04 pm
a model for levitating dust on the Moon

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:05 pm

by notFritzArgelander » Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:05 pm

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Thu Feb 24, 2022 5:05 pm
Chinese Lunar Rover Makes Another Discovery

Last post by Ylem « Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:56 am
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by Unitron48 » Thu Feb 24, 2022 12:55 am

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Looks like China's rover keeps stumbling on oddities:

These spherules were found near fresh impact craters, which could suggest that they formed...

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Fascinating stuff!

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Feb 24, 2022 1:56 am
Chinese rover made it over to the 'cube'

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:10 pm
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by Chich » Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:39 pm

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In a huge disapointment to many and not a suprise to others, it is a rock :) But on the upside, it does kind of look like a rabbit.

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Glad they were able to unravel this mystery :)

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Feb 10, 2022 4:10 pm
Mirror, mirror, on the Moon

Last post by GCoyote « Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:57 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Dec 08, 2021 7:26 pm

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MoonLIGHT or Moon Laser Instrumentation for General relativity/geophysics High-accuracy Tests is seeking the answer to this and more questions on...

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Nice. Also interesting that it would launch as part of the Commercial Payload program. Space launch as a commodity.

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Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:57 pm
Take a deep breath of moon dust?

Last post by AntennaGuy « Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:09 am

by AntennaGuy » Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:09 am

:moon:
The Moon's Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Keep Billions Alive For 100,000 Years

It's not a surprise that it's all (well, mostly all) about...

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Fri Nov 12, 2021 1:09 am
Crater Illusion Question

Last post by John Donne « Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:00 am
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by Refractordude » Tue Nov 09, 2021 11:56 pm

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Yesterday evening while observing the Moon I had no crater illusion issues. The moon was low in the night sky. Perhaps when the Moon is low or at a...

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:Astronomer1:

I am interested in this illusion also.
I like to see it from time to time...3D moon...inverted craters😊
When I have observed this I...

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Last post by John Donne
Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:00 am
Two Impacts May Have Formed the Moon

Last post by helicon « Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:50 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Oct 16, 2021 6:16 am

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It may have taken two tries to make the Moon.

Scientists have long thought that the Moon formed with a bang, when a protoplanet the size of Mars hit...

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That's cool. A double whammy for early earth.

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Last post by helicon
Sat Oct 16, 2021 1:50 pm
Artificial Intelligence provides sharper images of lunar craters that contain water ice

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:40 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:16 pm

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Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:40 pm
radio imaging of Tycho

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:34 pm
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by notFritzArgelander » Tue Sep 21, 2021 5:02 pm

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Last post by GCoyote
Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:34 pm
Redditor 'unwraps' iconic Apollo 11 image, showing Buzz Aldrin's perspective for first time

Last post by GCoyote « Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:27 pm
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by Chich » Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:28 am

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This is interesting. A little wobbly but it is amazing what one can do.

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I wonder how the Apollo hoaxers will explain away that image.

Probably say it was all photoshop.

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Last post by GCoyote
Thu Sep 30, 2021 2:27 pm
Naming subcraters?

Last post by pakarinen « Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:51 pm

by pakarinen » Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:51 pm

How are subcraters named? Is it based on distance from the primary or radials or ???

For example, there's a crater labeled C to the northwest of...

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Last post by pakarinen
Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:51 pm
How Do You Deal With Lunar Crater Illusion?

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sun Jul 18, 2021 6:31 am
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by Refractordude » Sat Jul 17, 2021 4:27 pm

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I really do not like this illusion of the Moon's craters. I have been reading some internet articles about why this happens. However, not really...

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I usually notice it when I'm really tired, and can rectify it by looking away for a few seconds, but the illusion keeps recurring. I don't notice it...

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Sun Jul 18, 2021 6:31 am

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