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Old June 5th 07, 04:57 AM posted to uk.sci.astronomy
Ben
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Default MOON - VESTA, June, 07

Moon, June 6
0h UTC

coords: 21 07 s 18 58
cent long trmntr: e 26.1d
sin long: 0.44
ecc ell: 0.854
dist: 237 424 mi / 382 097 km
diam: 31.27'
illum: 76%
Moonrise London: 00:12 UT

Features:
N- Armstrong, Collins, Aldren, Lamont (ruin),
Sabine, Ritter, Manners + rilles, Dionysius + rays,
Libration: w 5.43d, n 3.37d
at 0h trmntr xing Dawes and Serpentine Ridge

S- Moltke, Hypatia + ruin + rille, Delambre, Alfraganus,
Zollner, Kant, Tacitus, S Highlands and W Limb

Moon trav 12.427d @ 0.518 d/h

VESTA: 16 26 22 s 14 14
5.5 mag, trav 37"/h - Easy in small bino
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNW of Phi Oph

Clear skies,
Ben