Con mucho
orgullo presentamos nuestra participación en una nueva edición de “The Lunar
Observer”, la revista de observación lunar más importante del mundo, con la que
colaboramos permanentemente desde agosto de 2015, ya van 60 meses seguidos de
observaciones. Además de ser un aniversario, es un número importante porque se
hace una expresa mención y reconocimiento a nuestro programa “Lunar 100”, como
ya se había hecho en el número de mayo de 2020. Un reconocimiento que nos enorgullece
y nos compromete a seguir en el camino de ser una asociación con pocos medios
materiales pero de enorme prestigio intelectual (no estuvimos muy modestos,
eh?).
En la portada se
puede observar la importancia de nuestros aportes en este número (ya publicados
en entradas anteriores):
In
This Issue ALPO Conference November 6-7, 2020 2 Lunar Calendar July 2020 3 An
Invitation to Join ALPO 3 Observations Received 4 By the Numbers 7 Submission
Through the ALPO Image Achieve 4 When Submitting Observations to the ALPO Lunar
Section 9 Call For Observations Focus-On 9 Focus-On Announcement 10 2020 ALPO
The Walter H. Haas Observer’s Award 11 Sirsalis T, R. Hays, Jr. 12 Long Crack,
R. Hill 13 Musings on Theophilus, H. Eskildsen 14 Almost Full, R. Hill 16
Northern Moon, H. Eskildsen 17 Northwest Moon and Horrebow, H. Eskildsen 18 A
Bit of Thebit, R. Hill 19 Euclides D in the Landscape of the Mare Cognitum
(and Two Kipukas?), A. Anunziato 20 On the South Shore, R. Hill 22 Focus
On: The Lunar 100, Features 11-20, J. Hubbell 23 Recent Topographic Studies 43
Lunar Geologic Change Detection Program T. Cook 120 Key to Images in this Issue
134 These are the modern Golden Days of lunar studies in a way, with so many
new resources available to lunar observers. Recently, we have mentioned Robert
Garfinkle’s opus Luna Cognita and the new lunar map by the USGS. This month
brings us the updated, 7th edition of the Virtual Moon Atlas. These are all
wonderful resources for your lunar studies. This month, The Lunar Observer
features Jerry Hubbell’s Focus On article, Lunar 100, Features 11-20. This has
proven to be an incredibly popular series! My new page By the Numbers (page 7)
tells of 34 observers submitting 215 lunar observations for this issue. Many of
those images grace these pages, and all are in the ALPO Lunar Image Gallery.
Also be sure to check out page 10, the 2020 ALPO Walter H. Haas Observer’s
Award. All this, plus articles by Alberto Anunziato, Rik Hill, Howard
Eskildsen and Tony Cook. Enjoy and be safe.
La Sección “Focus On” de este mes
correspondió a los accidentes lunares pertenecientes a la lista del Lunar 100
en los números 11 a 20. El reconocimiento a nuestro programa se encuentra en
las páginas 40/41:
Once again, we had a
very large response to our request for images and drawings for the second set
of 10 features of the Lunar 100 (L11 – L20). As in the last article, we again
had images taken with cellphone cam-eras. I am grateful for all the
submissions. We had a total of 87 images and drawings submitted from over 20
astronomers. Most of
the images came from Alberto Anunziato’s groups, SAO-SLA, and LIADA.
Previ-ously he prefaced the images he sent on behalf of his group this way:
“LUNAR
100 PROGRAM Sociedad Astronómica Octante-Sociedad Lunar Argentina
When we
found out that the next objectives of the Focus On Section would be the
features listed in the Charles Wood's famous Lunar 100, the members from
Sociedad Lunar Argenti-na (SLA) and Sociedad Astronómica Octante (SAO) of the
República Oriental del Uruguay, we considered interesting to join the
initiative of "The Lunar Observer" (TLO) and therefore we launched
our Lunar 100 Program, under the auspices of the Lunar Section of the Liga
Iberoamericana de Astronomía (LIADA). The objective is twofold. We will report
the images submitted to the program to "The Lunar Observer". And we
will also publish them in all the media of SLA, SAO and LIADA. We think it is a
great opportunity to stimulate amateur lu-nar observation and if the call is
successful, we can dream of some final joint publication.”
We look
forward to future drawings and images submitted by ALPO, SLA, SAO, LIADA
members. Please share with us
any images you have in your image catalog, we hope to see everyone participate
in these Focus On articles.
– Jerry Hubbell
En la galería de imágenes destacadas que
ilustran los lugares 11 a 20, la mitad son imágenes de nuestro programa,
pertenecientes a Marcelo Gundlach (Bolivia), Sergio Babino (Uruguay) y Alberto
Anunziato (Argentina):
Aristarchus-L11-17 (Anunziato):
Proclus-L12 (Babino):
Rupes Recta-L15 (Alsina Cardinali):
Petavius-L16 (Anunziato):
Mare Serenitatis L-18 (Mojica):
Vallis Alpis L-19 (Mojica):
Posidonius L-20 (Anunziato):
Y las páginas siguientes están llenas de
nuestras imágenes:
Aristarchus por Alsina Cardinali
(SLA-Argentina)
Aristarchus por Desiré Godoy
(SLA-Argentina)
Aristarchus por Alberto Anunziato (SLA-Argentina)
Aristarchus por Rafael Lara Munoz (SLA-Guatemala):
Proclus por Francisco Alsina Cardinali:
Proclus por Martín Queirolo (SAO-Uruguay):
Proclus por Francisco Alsina Cardinali (SLA-Argentina):
Proclus por Fernando Surá (SLA-Argentina):
Proclus por Desiré Godoy (SLA-Argentina):
Gassendi por Francisco Alsina Cardinali
(SLA-Argentina):
Gassendi por Alberto Anunziato
(SLA-Argentina):
Gassendi por Desire Godoy (SLA-Argentina):
Gassendi por Jairo Chavez (SLA-Colombia):
Gassendi por Sergio Babino (SAO-Uruguay):
Gassendi por Carlos Lobato (SAO-Uruguay):
Gassendi por Marcelo Mojica (SLA-Bolivia):
Sinus Iridum por Martín Queirolo
(SAO-Uruguay):
Sinus Iridum por Jairo Chavez (Sla-Colombia):
Sinus Iridum por Francisco Alsina Cardinali
(SLA-Argentina):
Sinus Iridum por Fernando Gomez (SAO_Uruguay):
Sinus Iridum por Marcelo Mojica Gundlach (SLA-Bolivia):
Sinus Iridum por Cyntia Olivera (SLA-Argentina):
Rupes Recta por Raúl Podestá
(SLA-Argentina):
Rupes Recta por Martín Queirolo
(SAO-Uruguay):
Petavius por Alberto Anunziato (SLA-Argentina):
Vallis Schröteri por Francisco Alsina
(SLA-Argentina):
Vallis Schröteri por Sergio Babino (SAO-Uruguay):
Vallis Schröteri por Jairo Chavez (SLA-Colombia):
Mare Serenitatis por Martin Queirolo
(SAO-Uruguay):
Mare Serenitatis por Jairo Chavez (SLA-Argentina):
Mare Serenitatis por Francisco Alsina (SLA-Argentina):
Mare Serenitatis por Sergio Babino
(SAO-Uruguay):
Vallis Alpis por Alberto Anunziato (SLA-Argentina):
Vallis Alpis por Marcelo Mojica (SLA-Bolivia):
Posidonius por Francisco Alsina (SLA-Argentina):
Copernicus y Montes Appeninus por Rafael
Lara Muñoz (SLA-Guatemala):
Tycho por Fernando Gimenez (SAO-Uruguay):
Luna menguante por Leonardo Colombo (SLA-Argentina):
Luz Cenicienta por Rafael Lara Muñoz
(SLA-Guatemala):
En la Sección “Lunar Geological Change Detection Program” (páginas 120
y siguientes), se reportan nuestras observaciones:
LUNAR GEOLOGICAL CHANGE DETECTION PROGRAM
Reports have been received from the following
observers for May: Jay Albert (Lake Worth, FL, USA - ALPO) observed: Agrippa,
Aristarchus, Atlas, Censorinus, Copernicus, Daniell, Herodotus, Kepler, Plato,
Ross D, and Tycho. Alberto Anunziato
(Argentina - SLA) observed: Alphonsus, Bullialdus, Daniel, Gassen-di, Hyginus
N, Messier, Plato, Proclus, Ross D and Tycho. Aylen Borgatello (Argentina – AEA) imaged Hy-ginus N. Luis Francisco Alsina Cardinali (SLA) imaged: Messier,
Plato, Plato, Ross D, Tycho and several features. Maurice Collins (New Zealand – ALPO/BAA/RASNZ)
imaged: Aristarchus, Bailly, Copernicus, earthshine, Grimaldi, Hevelius,
Kepler, Mare Humorum, Plato, Schickard, Tycho and several features. Tony Cook
(ALPO/BAA) videoed the Moon in the thermal IR and imaged several features in
near-IR wavebands. Rob Davies (Mid-West Wales, UK - BAA/NAS) imaged the Montes
Apenninus and several features. Daryl Dobbs (Risca, UK – BAA) observed: Mare
Frigoris, Maurolycus, and Ptolemaeus. Valerio Fontani (Italy – UAI) made a time
lapse video of: Vallis Schroteri. Walter Elias (Argentina – AEA) imaged
Copernicus, Pla-to, Ross D and Tycho. Les Fry (Mid-West Wales, UK – NAS)
imaged: Albategnius, Bailly, Bullialdus, Byr-gius, Cassini, de Vico, Delambre,
Hipparchus, Hommel, Mare Crisium, Mare Nubium, Messier, Plato, Rein-hold,
Riccius, Theophilus, Tycho, and Walther. Abel Gonzalez Cian (Argentina – AEA)
imaged Alphonsus and Copernicus. Facundo Gramer (Argentina – AEA) imaged Tycho.
Rik Hill (Tucson, AZ, USA - ALPO/BAA) imaged Copernicus, Fracastorius,
Gassendi, Grimaldi and Gutenburg. Leatherbarrow (Sheffield, UK – BAA) imaged:
Fontenelle, Maurolycus, and Sinus Iridum. Nigel Longshaw (Oldham, UK - BAA)
observed: Daniell, earthshine, Mons Piton and Proclus. Gabriel Re (Argentina –
AEA) imaged Messier, Plato and Tor-ricelli B. Leandro Sid (Argentina – AEA)
imaged Hyginus. Phil Sheperdson (York, UK – BAA) observed/imaged Ptolemaeus.
Trevor Smith (Codnor, UK – BAA) observed: Aristarchus, Bailly, Plato and Proclus.
Bob Stuart (Rhayader, UK – BAA/NAS) imaged: Agrippa, Albategnius, Alphonsus,
Arzachel, Birt, Bulli-aldus, Cassini, Cepheus, Clavius, Copernicus, Cuvier,
Cyrillus, Demonax, Deslandres, Eratosthenes, Fernelius, Geminus, Gutenberg,
Heraclitus, Hercules, Hyginus, Jansen, Janssen, Kaiser, Lacus Somniorum,
Langrenus, Montes Apenninus, Nearch, Petavius, Piccolomini, Plato, Posidonius,
Ptolemaeus, Rheita, Sinus Amoris, Theophilus, Torricelli, Triesnecker, Tycho,
Vallis Alpes, Vlacq, Werner and several features. Fran-co Taccogna (Italy –
UAI) imaged: Herodotus, and Vallis Schroteri. David Teske (Louisville, MS, USA
– ALPO) imaged Herodotus. Gary Varney (Pembroke Pines, FL, USA – ALPO) imaged:
Bullialdus, Clavius, Plato, Sinus Iridum Tycho and several features. Fabio
Verza (Italy – UAI) imaged: Herodotus, Mare Frigor-is, and Vallis Schrotri.
Derick Ward (Swindon, UK – BAA) imaged: Alphonsus, Autolycus, Daniell, Mons
Piton, Plato, Proclus, and Ross D. Luigi Zanatta (Italy – UAI) imaged:
Herodotus.
Anthony Cook comenta una observación de Alberto Anunziato de Daniell
para compararla con reporte de FLT de 1979:
Figure 3. Daniell. (Background) An
image by Derick Ward (BAA) taken on 2020 May 02 UT 21:52-21:54 and orien-tated
with north towards the top. (Bottom Left) A sketch by John Saxton (BAA)
made on 1979 Jul 04 UT 20:40-21:19 orientation presumably with north towards
the bottom? (Right) A sketch by Alberto Anunziatio made on 2020 May 02
UT 22:20-22:35 with an “N” indicating where north is – the numbers indicate
relative brightness.
