Lunar observing list for 10/1/2006 1 UTC (9/30/2006 at 9pm EDT, 7pm MDT)
Sort order: Lat descending, Longitude descending - W14.4 to W2.4 - Showcase and selected items

2006/10/01 1 UTC Anaxagoras Crater, craters N073.4 W010.1 50 Elger (1895): The centre of an important ray-system.; Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rimae Plato Rima, rimae N052.9 W003.2 87 12
2006/10/01 1 UTC Plato Crater, craters N051.6 W009.4 109 3 12 Rükl2004: Large crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Montes Teneriffe Mons, montes N047.1 W011.8 182 11 25
2006/10/01 1 UTC Pico Basin N045.7 W008.9 25 11 Wood: Isolated Imbrium basin-ring fragment
2006/10/01 1 UTC Mons Pico Mons, montes N045.7 W008.9 25 11 25
2006/10/01 1 UTC Montes Spitzbergen Mons, montes N035.0 W005.0 60 25
2006/10/01 1 UTC Archimedes Crater, craters N029.7 W004.0 82 12, 22 Wood: Large crater lacking central peak. Rükl2004: Prominent crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Catena Timocharis Catena, catenae N029.0 W013.0 50
2006/10/01 1 UTC Timocharis Crater, craters N026.7 W013.1 33 21 Elger (1895): Timocharis is surrounded by a pale irregular nimbus and faint rays, most prominently developed on the W. side of the formation. Rükl2004: Complex crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rimae Archimedes Rima, rimae N026.6 W004.1 169 41
2006/10/01 1 UTC Montes Archimedes Mons, montes N025.3 W004.6 163
2006/10/01 1 UTC Mons Huygens Mons, montes N020.0 W002.9 40 Cherrington: AMS-16,000ft; LAC 7,500ft in height
2006/10/01 1 UTC Mons Ampčre Mons, montes N019.0 W004.0 30
2006/10/01 1 UTC Montes Apenninus Mons, montes N018.9 W003.7 401 22 Wood: Imbrium basin rim
2006/10/01 1 UTC Mons Wolff Mons, montes N017.0 W006.8 35 Cherrington: AMS-11,200ft; LAC-5,600ft
2006/10/01 1 UTC Eratosthenes Crater, craters N014.5 W011.3 58 58 Rükl2004: Complex crater; very different in low-angle vs. bright illumination
2006/10/01 1 UTC Sinus Aestuum Basin N012.0 W003.5 90 33 Wood: Eastern dark-mantle volcanic deposit
2006/10/01 1 UTC Sinus Aestuum Sinus N010.9 W008.8 290 33 Wood: Eastern dark-mantle volcanic deposit
2006/10/01 1 UTC Stadius Crater, craters N010.5 W013.7 69 20 58 Cameron Ring Dike 181; Rükl2004: Flooded crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC [Rimae Stadius] Rima, rimae N010.5 W013.7 69 58
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rimae Bode Rima, rimae N010.0 W004.0 70 59
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rima Schröter Rima, rimae N001.0 W006.0 40
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rima Flammarion Rima, rimae S002.8 W005.6 80 77
2006/10/01 1 UTC Mösting A Satellite Feature S003.2 W005.2 13 43 Wood: Simple crater close to center of lunar near side
2006/10/01 1 UTC Catena Davy Catena, catenae S011.0 W007.0 50
2006/10/01 1 UTC Davy crater chain Crater, craters S011.1 W006.6 50 43 Wood: Result of comet-fragment impacts
2006/10/01 1 UTC Davy Crater, craters S011.8 W008.1 34 Cameron Ring Dike 169
2006/10/01 1 UTC Alphonsus Crater, craters S013.7 W003.2 108 Cameron Ring Dike 166. Rükl2004: Complex crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Alphonsus dark spots Albedo Feature S013.7 W003.2 119 44 Wood: Dark-halo eruptions on crater floor
2006/10/01 1 UTC Alpetragius Crater, craters S016.0 W004.5 39 77 Rükl2004: Central peak
2006/10/01 1 UTC Promontorium Taenarium Promontorium, promontoria S019.0 W008.0 70 95
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rima Birt Rima, rimae S021.0 W009.0 50 95
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rupes Recta Rupes S022.1 W007.8 134 54 Wood: Straight wall; Best example of a lunar fault
2006/10/01 1 UTC Rimae Pitatus Rima, rimae S028.5 W013.8 94 94
2006/10/01 1 UTC Pitatus Crater, craters S029.9 W013.5 106 54 94 Wood: Crater with concentric rilles. Cameron Ring Dike 177. Rükl2004: Flooded crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Cassini's Bright Spot Albedo Feature S032.8 W004.4
2006/10/01 1 UTC Tycho Crater, craters S043.4 W011.1 102 64 112 Wood: Large rayed crater with impact melts. Elger (1895): The largest and best known system on the visible surface. Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits. Rükl2004: Complex crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Maginus Crater, craters S050.5 W006.3 194 Rükl2004: Large crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Clavius Crater, craters S058.8 W014.1 245 72 126 Wood: Lacks basin features in spite of its size. Rükl2004: Complex crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC Moretus Crater, craters S070.6 W005.8 111 Rükl2004: Complex crater with central peak
Lunar observing list for 10/1/2006 1 UTC (9/30/2006 at 9pm EDT, 7pm MDT)
Bright Ray Craters between E50 and E60
Sort order: Lat desc, Long desc.

Selected Name Type Lat_txt Long_txt Size_maj_km Rükl Chart LAC Chart Comments
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Strabo Crater, craters N061.9 E054.3 55 Rükl2004: Prominent crater, flooded crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Thales Crater, craters N061.8 E050.3 31 Rükl2004: Sharp-rim
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Geminus Crater, craters N034.5 E056.7 85 27 Elger (1895): Geminus is associated with a system of very delicate rays. Rükl2004: Complex crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Tralles Crater, craters N028.4 E052.8 43 44 Cameron Ring Dike 50
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Cleomedes Crater, craters N027.7 E056.0 125 44 Elger (1895): (On the floor.) [Main crater] Surrounded by a nimbus and rays. [and separately] Large crater, [Cleomedes] A, on the E. has also nimbus and rays; Cameron Ring Dike 43
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Petavius B Satellite Feature S019.9 E057.1 33 98 Wilhems (1987), Table 13.1 fresh Copernican deposits
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Biot Crater, craters S022.6 E051.1 12 98 ALPO 2006 bright ray crater. Wood archtype fresh crater.
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Snellius Crater, craters S029.3 E055.7 82 98 ALPO 2006 bright ray crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Stevinus A Satellite Feature S031.8 E051.6 8 114 Elger (1895): A crater E. of Stevinus; it is a centre of wide extending rays. Rükl2004: Bright ray crater
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Stevinus Crater, craters S032.5 E054.2 74 114 Rükl2004: Prominent crater with central peak
2006/10/01 1 UTC BR Furnerius A Satellite Feature S033.5 E059.0 12 Elger (1895): Prominently light-surrounded, with bright streaks, radiating for a long distance N. and S. Rükl2004: Bright ray
Lunar observing list for 10/1/2006 1 UTC (9/30/2006 at 9pm EDT, 7pm MDT)
Sort order: LPOD Article List for prior to 6/1/2006 - W14.4 to W2.4

Lat____ Long____ Charts ObjectType ObjectName Title_____________________________________________________ External hyperlinks Image_providers_________________ DateSourcetxt IAU_NLFName Non-IAU_NLF Position Tag
6.7 -2.4 Rükl33 Crater, craters Bode Wood, C.A. 4/24/2006. Rubbly Lineations. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060424 Pau, KC 2006/04/24 TRUE
52.9 -3.2 Rükl03 Rükl04 Rima, rimae Rimae Plato Wood, C.A. 2/20/2006. Highland (Sort Of) Sinuous Rilles. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060220 Friedman, Alan 2006/02/20 TRUE
-13.7 -3.2 Rükl44 Crater, craters Alphonsus Wood, C.A. 5/15/2004. The Golden Triad. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/05/LPOD-2004-05-15.htm Mengoli, Giorgio 2004/05/15 TRUE
-13.7 -3.2 Rükl44 Crater, craters Alphonsus Wood, C.A. 4/6/2006. Micro-Topo. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060406 Wirths, Mike 2006/04/06 TRUE
-13.7 -3.2 Rükl44 Crater, craters Alphonsus Wood, C.A. Mar. 2001. Alphonsus: volcanism then and now? S&T March 2001 v101 p116 2001/03/01 TRUE
18.9 -3.7 Rükl22 Mons, montes Montes Apenninus Wood, C.A. Mar. 2000. The Apennine Bench. S&T March 2000 v99 p128 2000/03/01 TRUE
-3.4 -3.7 Rükl44 Crater, craters Flammarion Wood, C.A. 8/15/2004. Flammarion x 2. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-08-15.htm Daversin, Bruno | Phillips, Jim 2004/08/15 TRUE
29.7 -4.0 Rükl12 Rükl22 Crater, craters Archimedes Wood, C.A. 8/31/2004. Archimedes and his Mountains. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-08-31.htm Pau, KC 2004/08/31 TRUE
29.7 -4.0 Rükl12 Rükl22 Crater, craters Archimedes Wood, C.A. 4/5/2004. Three Cheers for Three As! LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/04/LPOD-2004-04-05.htm Zerbe, Craig 2004/04/05 TRUE
29.7 -4.0 Rükl12 Rükl22 Crater, craters Archimedes Wood, C.A. Jan. 2001. Archimedes, Autolycus, Aristillus, and time. S&T Jan 2001 v101 p137 2001/01/01 TRUE
10.0 -4.0 Rükl33 Rima, rimae Rimae Bode Wood, C.A. 8/17/2004. Rima Weird. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-08-17.htm Pau, KC 2004/08/17 TRUE
-22.0 -4.0 Rükl55 Crater, craters Thebit Wood, C.A. 20__. Ancient Thebit and Huygens's Sword. S&T Online Article. << accessed 4/2006>> http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_133_1.asp Legault, Thierry | Cidadăo, António 2031/12/31 TRUE
-33.1 -4.8 Rükl64 Rükl65 Crater, craters Deslandres Wood, C.A. 4/15/2006. A Floorfull of History. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060415 Dench, David 2006/04/15 TRUE
-33.1 -4.8 Rükl64 Rükl65 Crater, craters Deslandres "Wood, C.A. 5/7/2004. Deslandres South . LPOD" http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/05/LPOD-2004-05-07.htm Fattinnanzi, Cristian 2004/05/07 TRUE
35.0 -5.0 Rükl12 CLA_B14 Mons, montes Montes Spitzbergen Wood, C.A. 9/11/2004. A Steep Spot on the Moon. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-09-11.htm Lunar & Planetary Institute CLA B14 | Apollo 15 (AS15-81-11022) 2004/09/11 TRUE
39.2 -5.6 Rükl12 Crater, craters Kirch Wood, C.A. 2/26/2006. Peaks, Swells and Ridges. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060226 Grenier, Jérôme 2006/02/26 TRUE
-70.6 -5.8 Rükl73 Crater, craters Moretus Wood, C.A. 5/21/2004. Volcanic Craters on the Moon. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/05/LPOD-2004-05-21.htm Daversin, Bruno 2004/05/21 TRUE
-70.6 -5.8 Rükl73 Crater, craters Moretus Wood, C.A. 9/29/2004. Mountains at the Pole. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-09-29.htm Fielder, Martin 2004/09/29 TRUE
-70.6 -5.8 Rükl73 Crater, craters Moretus Wood, C.A. 6/27/2004. An Older Tycho. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/06/LPOD-2004-06-27.htm Sussenbach, John 2004/06/27 TRUE
-50.5 -6.3 Rükl65 Rükl73 Crater, craters Maginus Wood, C.A. 11/15/2004. A Busier Longo. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-11-15.htm Bianconi, Alessandro 2004/11/15 TRUE
-11.0 -7.0 Rükl43 Catena, catenae Catena Davy Wood, C.A. 1/27/2004. Davy's Chain. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/01/LPOD-2004-01-27.htm Apollo 12 (AS12-H-51-7485) 2004/01/27 TRUE
-11.0 -7.0 Rükl43 Catena, catenae Catena Davy Wood, C.A. 4/25/2005. A Chain of Mystery. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-04-25.htm Lazzarotti, Paolo R. 2005/04/25 TRUE
-11.0 -7.0 Rükl43 Catena, catenae Catena Davy Wood, C.A. 7/14/2004. Jim and Davy. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-14.htm Phillips, Jim 2004/07/14 TRUE
-11.0 -7.0 Rükl43 Catena, catenae Catena Davy Wood, C.A. Nov. 2002. Imbrium Lineaments and Davy's Weird Chain. S&T Nov 2002 v104 p112 2002/11/01 TRUE
-22.1 -7.8 Rükl54 Rupes Rupes Recta Wood, C.A. 7/30/2004. Obliquely Viewed Fault. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-30.htm Apollo 16-120-19224 2004/07/30 TRUE
-22.1 -7.8 Rükl54 Rupes Rupes Recta Wood, C.A. 1/11/2004. Straight Wall. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/01/LPOD-2004-01-11.htm Legault, Thierry 2004/01/11 TRUE
-22.1 -7.8 Rükl54 Rupes Rupes Recta Wood, C.A. 20__. Ancient Thebit and Huygens's Sword. S&T Online Article. << accessed 4/2006>> http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_133_1.asp Legault, Thierry | Cidadăo, António 2031/12/31 TRUE
-22.1 -7.8 Rükl54 Rupes Rupes Recta Wood, C.A. 2/22/2004. More Discoveries Near the Straight Wall. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/02/LPOD-2004-02-22.htm Pau, KC 2004/02/22 TRUE
-22.1 -7.8 Rükl54 Rupes Rupes Recta Wood, C.A. 4/13/2005. Righteous Recti. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-04-13.htm Pujic, Zac 2005/04/13 TRUE
21.3 -9.1 Rükl21 Dome Domes near Wallace H unnamed Wood, C.A. 7/27/2004. What is a Dome? LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-27.htm Laffon, Larry 2004/07/27 FALSE C. Wallace H
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 1/24/2004. Platonic Nirvana. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/01/LPOD-2004-01-24.htm Daversin, Bruno 2004/01/24 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 1/17/2006. Plato in My Dreams. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060117 Higgins, Wes 2006/01/17 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 3/15/2004. Peaks of Plato. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-15.htm Higgins, Wes 2004/03/15 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 5/14/2006. Plato Near the Limb. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060514 Pettenpaul, Oliver 2006/05/14 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 4/21/2005. Half a Crater Shadowed. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-04-21.htm Povlick, Tim 2005/04/21 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. 20__. The Mysteries of Plato. S&T Online Article. << accessed 4/2006>> http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_859_1.asp 2031/12/31 TRUE
51.6 -9.4 Rükl03 Crater, craters Plato Wood, C.A. Jul. 1999. The Mysteries of Plato. S&T July 199. v98 p122 1999/07/01 TRUE
-6.6 -9.8 Rükl43 Satellite Feature Lalande A Wood, C.A. May 2000. Lalande A -- A Simple Crater. S&T May 2000 v99 p130 2000/05/01 TRUE
73.4 -10.1 Rükl04 Crater, craters Anaxagoras Wood, C.A. 2/24/2006. Over the Pole. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060224 Eskildsen, Howard 2006/02/24 TRUE
73.4 -10.1 Rükl04 Crater, craters Anaxagoras Wood, C.A. 5/14/2004. North Polar Rays. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/05/LPOD-2004-05-14.htm Zerbe, Craig 2004/05/14 TRUE
-43.4 -11.1 Rükl64 Crater, craters Tycho Wood, C.A. 10/21/2004. 60'' of Tycho. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-10-21.htm Cook, Chris 2004/10/21 TRUE
-43.4 -11.1 Rükl64 Crater, craters Tycho Wood, C.A. 20__. Tycho: The Metropolitan Crater of the Moon. S&T Online Article << accessed 4/2006 >> http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_126_1.asp NASA Northeast Regional Planetary Data Center | Fienberg, Rick | Dantowitz, Ron | Kozubal, Marek | di Cicco, Dennis 2031/12/31 TRUE
-43.4 -11.1 Rükl64 Crater, craters Tycho Wood, C.A. 4/29/2006. Streaks Across a Mauve Moon. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060429 Pujic, Zac 2006/04/29 TRUE
14.5 -11.3 Rükl21 Rükl32 Crater, craters Eratosthenes Wood, C.A. 2/27/2005. One Crater’s Nomenclature. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-02-27.htm Lunar & Planetary Instit | Consolidated Lunar Atlas 2005/02/27 TRUE
2.2 -11.5 Rükl31 Satellite Feature Gambart B Wood, C.A. 7/2/2004. Boring (?). LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-07-02.htm Phillips, Jim 2004/07/02 TRUE
-29.9 -13.5 Rükl54 Rükl64 Crater, craters Pitatus Wood, C.A. 3/17/2004. Awesome Pitatus. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-17.htm Daversin, Bruno 2004/03/17 TRUE
-29.9 -13.5 Rükl54 Rükl64 Crater, craters Pitatus Wood, C.A. 2/7/2005. Rings Within Rings. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-02-07.htm Higgins, Wes 2005/02/07 TRUE
-29.9 -13.5 Rükl54 Crater, craters Pitatus Wood, C.A. 3/10/2006. The Moon is not Green Cheese. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060310 Higgins, Wes | Planck, Andrew 2006/03/10 TRUE
10.5 -13.7 Rükl32 Crater, craters Stadius Wood, C.A. 3/24/2005. Floods and Buckshot. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2005-03-24.htm Higgins, Wes 2005/03/24 TRUE
-11.5 -14.1 Rükl42 Crater, craters Guericke Wood, C.A. 5/12/2006. LPOD is back again. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/?m=20060512 Phillips, Jim 2006/05/12 TRUE
-58.8 -14.1 Rükl72 Rükl73 Crater, craters Clavius Wood, C.A. 10/8/2004. What a Difference a Day Makes. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/LPOD-2004-10-08.htm Eskildsen, Howard 2004/10/08 TRUE
-58.8 -14.1 Rükl72 Rükl73 Crater, craters Clavius Wood, C.A. 3/8/2004. Sunset over Clavius. LPOD http://www.lpod.org/archive/archive/2004/03/LPOD-2004-03-08.htm Schmidt, Julius (deceased) 2004/03/08 TRUE