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Ben
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:51 am
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Moon
0h UTC, Feb 13

coords: 17 31 S 28 29
cent lon trmntr: 39.945 deg
sin long: -0.601
ecc of ellipsoid: 0.87
dist: 240 828 M / 387 575 km
diam: 30.8 arcmin
illum: 25%

Features:
N - Maestin, Herodotus, Aristarchus + Plateau
Schroeter Valley, Prinz, Krieger, Wollaston,
Rumker, Mairan + craterlets, craters along
N limb, Herschel, Babbage, Pythagoras
at 0h trmntr crossing W slope of Kepler

S - Wichmann, Letronne, Hansteen, Billy
Gassendi (!), Rupes Liebig, Doppelmayer, Lee
at 0h trmntr xing E Humorum

Moon travels 12.148 deg @ 0.506 d/hr
Max libration @ 0h; W 7.109, N 6.89
Moon is getting close to the Sun and early AM
observations are called for and can be rewarding
during maximum libration.

Clear,
Ben T
90.126 N 35.539
 
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