Abstract
Two days after first quarter, the Moon is showing the more pronounced roundness of the waxing gibbous phase along the terminator, as shown in Figure. 14.1 About 99 additional named features become visible on this lunation day. More of the western region of Mare Imbrium becomes exposed along with the jumble of craters in the western region of the rugged ancient southern highlands. Look at the incredible variety of crater shapes and the overlapping of so many craters and how that reveals the relative ages of neighbors in this fascinating and complex area. The selenographic colongitude on the ninth lunation day ranges from about 15° to 29°. We start today’s crater hop at the southwestern crater Newton.
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Other references state that Capuanus’ book was published in 1499.
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Richard McKim, “Barker’s Circle: A 1930s BAA Lunar Observing Group.” JBAA 123 (1) (February 2013), 20–32.
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There were 10 Transits of Mercury (ToM) during Wurzelbauer’s life with one occurring during the year of his birth. Only the ToM of November 7, 1677 was visible in Europe from ingress to egress. Portions of the transits of May 3, 1661, November 4, 1664, November 10, 1690, November 3, 1697, and November 9, 1723 were also visible in Europe.
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J. F. Julius Schmidt, Charte der Gebirge Des Mondes: Nach Eigenen Beobachtungen in den Jahren 1840–1840; Erläuterungsband (Berlin, 1878), Section VII, p 179. Schmidt wrote: “Von mir ist der Name “Opelt” (*) gewählt, zu Ehren der beiden Männer dieses Namens, die sich um die Redaction und Herausgabe des Lohrmann’schen Werkes grosse Verdienste erworben haben.” Translation: “I choose the name “Opelt” (*) to honor the two men of this name, who received large acclaim with the editorship and publication of Lohrmann’s work.”
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In his Almagestum novum, Riccioli gives his famous 77 reasons why the Copernican heliocentric theory is incorrect.
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Julius Schmidt, Über Rillen Auf Dem Mond (Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1866), 17.
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James C. Bartlett, “Mädler’s Square: A Study in Lunar Paradox” The Strolling Astronomer 4 (12) (December 1, 1950), 1–13.
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Ibid., 2.
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Patrick Moore, “Mädler’s Square: An Alternate Interpretation” The Strolling Astronomer 5 (7) (July 1, 1951), 3–7.
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Garfinkle, R.A. (2020). Crater-Hopping: Observing the Moon on Day 9. In: Luna Cognita. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1664-1_14
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