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SAC 110 Best Lunar Objects List

Signify logging the objects by placing a sequence number in the space preceding each object and a time and date following. Numbers in parentheses refer to the Rukl Atlas of the Moon map number. Record time, date, sky conditions, instruments, and magnifications used to observe each object. Add remarks for any notable features and phenomena. Turn completed list in to the SAC Lunar Objects Award Coordinator.

Naked Eye Objects

___ Old Moon in New Moon’s Arms (Within 72 Hours of New)
___ New Moon in Old Moon’s Arms (Within 72 Hours of New)
___ Crescent Moon, Waxing (Within 48 Hours of New)
___ Crescent Moon, Waning (Within 48 Hours of New)
___ Man in the Moon
___ Woman in the Moon
___ Rabbit in the Moon
___ Cow Jumping Over the Moon

Maria:

___ Crisium
___ Fecunditatis
___ Serenitatis
___ Tranquillitatis
___ Nectaris
___ Imbrium
___ Frigoris
___ Nubium
___ Humorum
___ Oceanus Procellarum

Binocular Objects

___ Lunar Rays
___ Sinus Iridum
___ Sinus Medii
___ Sinus Roris
___ Palus Somnii
___ Palus Epidemiarum
___ Mare Vaporum

Craters

~4 Days

___ Langrenus (49)
___ Vendelinus (60)
___ Petavius (59)
___ Cleomedes (26)
___ Atlas (15)
___ Hercules (14)
___ Endymion (7)
___ Macrobius (26)

~7 Days

___ Piccolomini (58)
___ Theophilus (46)
___ Cyrillus (46)
___ Catharina (57)
___ Posidonius (14)
___ Fracastorius (58)
___ Aristoteles (5)
___ Eudoxus (13)
___ Cassini (12)
___ Hipparchus (44)
___ Albategnius (44)
___ Aristillus (12)
___ Autolycus (12)
___ Maurolycus (66)

~10 Days

___ Plato (3)
___ Archimedes (12)
___ Ptolemaeus (44)
___ Alphonsus (44)
___ Arzachel (55)
___ Walter (65)
___ Maginus (73)
___ Tycho (64)
___ Clavius (72)
___ Eratosthenes (32)
___ Longomontanus (72)
___ Copernicus (31)
___ Bullialdus (53)
___ Aristarchus (18)
___ Gassendi (52)

~14 Days

___ Kepler (30)
___ Grimaldi (39)
___ Encke (30)

Telescopic Objects

___ Sinus Aestuum (32)
___ Lacus Mortis (14)
___ Palus Putredinis (22)
___ Promontorium Laplace (10)
___ Promontorium Heraclides (10)
___ Promontorium Agarum (38)
___ Montes Alpes (12)
___ Montes Apenninus (22)
___ Mons Hadley (22)
___ Mons Piton (12)
___ Mons Pico (11)
___ Rupes Altai (57)
___ Rima Hyginus (33)
___ Vallis Schroteri (18)
___ Vallis Alpes (4)
___ Rupes Recta (straight wall) (54)
___ Rimae Triesnecker (33)

Craters

~4 Days

___ Picard (26)
___ Furnerius (69)
___ Petavius Wall
___ Messier (48)
___ Proclus (26)
___ Fabricius (68)

~7 Days

___ Plinius (24)
___ Mitchell (5)
___ Cassini A (12)
___ Manilius (23)
___ Gemma Frisius (66)
___ Linne (23)

~10 Days

___ Davy (43)
___ Pitatus (54)
___ Billy (40)
___ Fra Mauro (42)
___ Clavius Craterlets (72)
___ Hippalus (52)
___ Herschel, J. (2)
___ Lambert (20)
___ Lansberg (42)
___ Herschel (44)
___ Heraclitus (73)
___ Herschel, C. (10)

~14 Days

___ Schickard (62)
___ Reiner Gamma (28)
___ Pythagoras (2)
___ Wargentin (70)

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