{"id":123,"date":"2005-06-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/06\/10\/naked_eye_lunar\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T20:04:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:04:30","slug":"naked_eye_lunar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/06\/10\/naked_eye_lunar\/","title":{"rendered":"Naked Eye Lunar Observation &#8211; June 16, 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"javascript:myVoid()\" onmouseover=\"rollover('img2005061601')\" onmouseout=\"rollout('img2005061601')\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005061601_Moon01.jpg\" name=\"img2005061601\" alt=\"Step 1\" border=\"1\" color=\"FFFFFF\"><\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><br \/>\n<!--\nsetrollover(\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2005\/img2005061601_Moon02.jpg\");\n\/\/--><br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!-- br--><\/p>\n<p>Move mouse over image to view labels.<\/p>\n<p>This was a daytime observation to see what I could make out naked-eye on the moon. So far, I haven&#8217;t put much effort into memorizing the major lunar features. I was surprised at the number of features I could distinguish without optical aid when I finished the sketch. Mare Tranquilitatis was the darkest feature visible during this phase. I was also able to make out the bright splotch of Tycho and bright region of Rupes Altai.<\/p>\n<table width=\"470\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding-left=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Mare Imbrium, Mare Frigoris, Mare Serenitatis, Lacus Somniorum, Mare Tranquilitatis, Mare Crisium, Mare Fecunditatis, Mare Nectaris, Rupes Altai, Mare Vaporum, Sinus Medii, Tycho Crater, Mare Nubium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Classification<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Lunar Seas, Crater, Mountain Range<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Position<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Full Disc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Phase\/Age<\/b><\/td>\n<td>10 days old<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Date\/Time<\/b><\/td>\n<td>June 16, 2005 &#8211; 6:00 PM (June 17, 2005 &#8211; 01:00 UT)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Observing Loc.<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Elk City, OK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Instrument<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Naked Eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Eyepieces\/Mag.<\/b><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Conditions<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Breezy, clear, warm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Seeing<\/b><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Based on published data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moon 2005061601<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lunar","category-sg-lunar","category-sketch-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":163,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/08\/22\/naked_eye_lunar_1\/","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":0},"title":"Naked Eye Lunar Observation &#8211; August 22, 2005","author":"jperez1690","date":"August 22, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Moon 2005082201","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lunar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lunar","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/lunar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":52,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2004\/10\/30\/mare_crisium_an\/","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":1},"title":"Mare Crisium and Cleomedes Crater","author":"jperez1690","date":"October 30, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Mare Crisium and Cleomedes Crater","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lunar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lunar","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/lunar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":198,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2005\/10\/12\/hippalus_crater\/","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":2},"title":"Hippalus Crater","author":"jperez1690","date":"October 12, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"Hippalus Crater","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lunar&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lunar","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/lunar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":575,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2011\/07\/28\/drawn_to_the_un_24\/","url_meta":{"origin":123,"position":3},"title":"Drawn to the UniverseJULY 2011 &#8211; Mare Nectaris","author":"jperez1690","date":"July 28, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Mare NectarisClick image to view larger version. 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