MOON - VESTA, June, 07

Moon, May 31,
20h UTC

coords: 16 20 s 26 29
cent long trmntr: ca. 90 deg
sin: ca. 1.0
ecc ell: approaching 0.0
dist: 248 157 mi / 399 371 km
diam: 29.9'
illum: 99.8 %

Features: Bright and dark rays and Mare lavas.
Libration: w 2.84d, n 6.9d
Full Moon @ 01:04:47 UT, June 1

VESTA is at oppostion on May 31
coords: 16 31 25 s 14 05
5.4 mag, trav 37"/h, Vesta is ca. 2.5 deg N
of Phi (8) Ophiuchi.

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, June 1
22h UT

coords: 17 19 s 28 03
cent long trmntr: e 75.44 d
sin long: 0.9679
ecc ell: 0.194
dist: 246 209 mi / 396 235 km
diam: 30.16'
illum: 99%

Features: Bright and dark lavas and crater rays. N Limb
Full Moon @ 01: 04: 47 UT
Libration: w 3.88d, n 6.6 deg

Moon trav 11.459d @ 0.477 d/h

VESTA, 0h June 2
coords: 16 30 24 s 14 07
5.4 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is ca. 2.5d N of Phi (8) Ophiuchi

Regards,
Ben

Moon, June 2,
22h UTC

coords: 18 16 s 28 01
cent long trmntr: e 63.678d
sin long: 0.896
ecc ell: 0.3765
dist: 244 226 mi/ 396 235 km
diam: 31.4'
illum: 96.3%
rise London: 22:26h UT

Features:
N- W Crisium craters, Cleomedes chain to Endymion,
Atlas, Hercules, N Limb...
Libration: w 4.59d, n 6.21d
at 22h trmntr xing Firmicus

S- S Highlands, Rhieta and Snellius Valleys
at 22h trmntr xing Langrenus, Vendelinus, Petavius

Moon trav 11.637 d @ 0.485 d/h

VESTA, 0h UT June 3
coords: 16 29 23 s 14 09
5.4 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNE of Phi Ophiuchi

Clear skies,
Ben

Moon, June 4,
0h UTC

coords: 19 18 s 26 19
cent long trmntr: e 50.76d
sin long: 0.744
ecc ell: 0.568
dist: 241 933 mi / 389 354 km
diam: 30.69'
illum: 91.1%
Moonrise London: 23:35h, June 3

Features:
N- Secchi, Taruntius, Proclus + rays, Macrobius, Berzelius,
Franklin, Cepheus, N limb good...
Libration: w 4.9, n 6.3d
at 0h trmntr xing W Crisium

S- Gutenberg, Goclenius, Colombo, Santbech, S Hilands
at 0h trmntr xing Reichenbach

Moon trav 12.01d @ 0.5 d/h

VESTA: 16 28 23 s 14 10
5.5 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNE of Phi Ophiuchi.

Cheers,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, June 5
0h UTC

coords: 20 13 s 23 16
cent long trmntr: e 38.447d
sine long: 0.622
ecc ell: 0.725
dist: 239 714 mi / 385 783 km
diam: 31.0'
illum: 84.4%
Moonrise London: 23:35 GMT, June 4

Features:
N- Ruined craters in Tranquility, Vitruvius, Maraldi +
dome, Posidonius, Littrow + rilles, N Limb, W Limb
Libration: w 5.34d, n 4.6d
at 0h trmntr xing Taurus Mts

S- Capella/Isodorus, Dageurre (ruin), Frascatorius,
Piccolomini, Stiborius, S Highlands...
at 0h trmntr xing E Nectaris

Moon trav 12.208d @ 0.509 d/h

VESTA: 16 27 22 s 14 12
5.5mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is about 2.5 deg NNE of Phi Oph

Regards,
Ben 90.126 n 35.539

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

Moon, June 7,
0h UTC

coords: 21 58 13 41
cent long trmntr: e 13.64d
sine long: 0.236
ecc ell: 0.946
dist: 235 906 mi / 378 351 km
diam: 31.58'
illum: 66.3%
Moonrise London: 00:12 GMT

Features:
N- Godin, Tempel (ruin)/ Agrippa, Silberschlag,
Boskovitch (degr), Imbrium scars, Manilius...
Libration w 5.43d, n 1.96d
at 0h trmntr between Aristoteles and Egede

S- Lade and Saunder (ruins), Imbrium scars, Horrocks,
Hind, Halley, Ritchey, S Highlands, W Limb
at 0h trmntr xing W Abulfeda

Moon trav 12.668d @ 0.528d/h

VESTA: 16 25 23 s 14 17
5.5 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is ca. 2.5 d NNW of Phi Ophiuchi

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, June 8
0h UTC

coords: 22 48 s 07 38
cent long trmntr: e 1.135d
sin long: 0.0198
ecc ell: 0.994
dist: 232 793 mi / 374 644 km
diam: 31.9'
illum: 55.5%
Moonrise London: 00:25
Quadrature @ 11:44UT

Features:
N- Pallas, Bode + rilles, Appenine Mts, Bradley Rille,
Archimeded, Spitzbergen Mts, Piton, Piazzi Smith,
Plato + rilles + graben...
Libration: w 5.22d, n 0.44d
at 0h trmntr xing Autolycus and Aristillus

S- Oppolzer/Reamur (ruins) + Imbrium scars, Flammarion
(degraded), Herschel, Ptolomaeus (ruin), Alphonsus Chain,
Thebit, Rupes Recta,
at 0h trmntr xing Miller/Nasseridin

Moon trav 12.928d @ 0.54 d/h

VESTA: 16 24 23 s 14 19
5.5mag, 36"/h - ca. 2.5 deg NNW of Phi Ophiuchi
Vesta is beginning to slow in tis retrograde motion and
it should turn back to eastward motion around July 10.

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, June 9
0h UTC

coords: 23 38 s 01 07
cent long trmntr: w 11.347d
sine long: -0.1967
ecc ell: 0.993
dist: 230 608 mi / 371 128 km
diam: 32.2'
illum: 44.3%
Moonrise London: 00:37 UT

Features:
N- Gombart + dakr lava to N, Stadius (ruin), Copernicus,
Timocharis, Helicon, Leverrier, Sinus Iridum + ridges...
Libration: w 4.72d, n 1.11d
at 0h trmntr xing Eratosthenes

S- Fra Mauro/Parry/Bonpland (ruins) + rilles, Guericke,
Opelt/ M/ N/ Gould (all ruins)
at 0 h trmntr xing E Pitatus and Tycho

Moon trav 13.2 d @ 0.55 d/h

VESTA: 16 23 25 s 14 21
5.6 mag, trav 36"/h
2.5d NNE of Phi Oph - Vesta is about to
cross the Scorpius border.

Cheers,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, June 10
02h UTC

coords: 00 32 n 06 07
cent long trmntr: w 24.44
sin long: -0.4137
ecc ell: 0.9342
dist: 228 833 mi / 367 788 km
diam: 32.49'
illum: 32.2%
Moonrise London: 00:49 GMT

Features:
N- Hortensius + domes, Milichius, Tob Mayer, La hire,
Zirkel and Heim Ridges
at 02h trmntr xing Helicon

S- Lansberg, Riphaeus Mts, Hippalus Rilles, Campanus,
Mercator, S Hilands
Libration: w 3.5d, s 2.6d
at 02h trmntr xing Lansberg and Lubiniezky

Moon trav 13.451d @ 0.56 d/h

VESTA: 16 20 27 s 14 23
5.6 mag, trav 35"/h
Vesta is 3.0d NE of Phi Oph and has
crossed the Scorpius border

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539