MOON - 20h, Apr 30 / 4 Vesta

Moon, Apr 30
20h UTC

coords: 13 19 s 11 45
cent long trmntr: w 71.98d
sin long: -.095
ecc ell 0.3
dist: 252 372 mi / 406 154 km
diam: 29.4'
illum: 97.7%

Features:
N- Hevelius, Cavalerius, Briggs, Lichtenberg
Bright/dark lavas, Rayed crater, N limb fair
Libration: e 0.55d, n 4.34d
at 0h trmntr xing Struve
at 0h Moon is ca 2.0d S of Spica

S-Damoiseau, Sirsalis + rilles, Byrgius,
Schickhard, Schiller Basin, S Highlands...
at 0h trmntr xing Grimaldi

Moon trav 10.84d @ 0.45 d/h

Asteroid 4 Vesta is an easy target for small binos
in the early am. Look North of Jupiter to
Eta Ophiuchi (Sabik) then West to a group of 6 mag
points. The westernmost and brightest is Vesta.
It is currently in retrograde motion (ie backing up
toward the West) at ca 15 sec/h. I made it this am
with a 6x30 bino.