MOON - VESTA, Aug, 07, Wk 3

Moon, Aug 14,
18h UTC

coords: 10 55 n 06 23
long trmntr: e 72.98d
sin cent long: 0.956
ecc ell: 0.36
dist: 245 494 mi / 395 084 km
diam: 30.2'
illum: 3.4%

Features: Moonset at London at 19:57 GMT so
only about a 30 min window for observations.
NE limb craters Liapunov, Rayleigh, Reimann,
Boss should be fair.
At 18h trmntr xing E Mare Undarum.

Libration: e 3.7d, n 1.4d
Moon travels 11.554d @ 0.481 d/h

VESTA: 16 19 57 s 19 43
7.0 mag, trav 36"/h
Vesta is ca. 2.0 deg E of Nu Scorpii and
ca. 1.0 deg NW of Psi Sco.

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, Aug 15,
18h UTC

coords: 11 39 n 00 33
long trmntr: e 60.5d
sin cent long: 0.87d
ecc ell: 0.538
dist: 247 630 mi / 398 522 km
diam: 30.0'
illum: 7.9%
Moonset London: 20:07 UT

Features:
N- Firmicus, Alhazen, Condorcet, Plutarch, Seneca,
Hahn, Berosus, Gauss...
Libration: e 2.9d, n 2.8d
at 18h trmntr xing Appolonius

S- Langrenus, Kapteyn, Laperouse, Ansgarius, Hecataeus,
Humboldt...
at 18h trmntr xing W Langrenus

Moon trav 11.32d @ 0.472 d/h

VESTA: 16 20 34 s 19 49
7.0 mag, trav 37"/h
Vesta is acout 1 deg WNW of Psi Scorpii.

Clear Skies,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, Aug 16
18h UTC

coords: 12 22 s 05 12
long trmntr: e 48.21d
sin cent long: 0.7456
ecc ell: 0.692
dist: 249 419 mi / 401 401 km
diam: 29.8'
illum: 13.9%
Moonset London: 20:16 UT

Features:
N- Lick, Glaisher, Picard, Yerkes (dgrd), Cleomedes Chain
to Mercurius
Libration: e 1.96d, n 4.19d
at 18h trmntr xing W Crisium

S- Langrenus Chain to Furnerius, Snellius and Rhieta
Valleys....
at 18h trmntr xing Bords and Rhieta

Moon trav 10.986d @ 0.458d/h

Regards,
Ben 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, Aug 17,
18h UTC

coords: 13 05 s 10 42
long trmntr: e 36.02d
sin long: 0.588
ecc: 0.8175
dist: 250 706 mi / 403 477 km
diam: 29.6'
illum: 21.2%

Features:
N - Secchi, Taruntius, daVinci, Tisserand, Macrobius
Cleomedes Chain,
Libration: e 0.851d , n 5.36d
at 18 h trmntr xing E Romer

S- Capella, Isodorus, Gutenberg + rilles, Goclenius + rilles,
Colombo, Santbech
at 18 h trmntr between Gutenberg and Capella

Moon trav, 10.9d @ 0.454 d/h

VESTA: 16 22 32 s 20 01
7.0 mag, trav 38"/h
Vesta is less that 0.5 deg W of Psi Scorpii.

Clear Skies,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, Aug 18,
18h UT

coords: 13 49 s 15 45
long trmntr: e 23.9d
sin cent long: 0.405
ecc ell: 0.9119
dist: 251 358 mi / 404 522 km
diam: 29.5'
illum: 29.5%
Moonset London: 20:38 UT

Features:
N- Maskelyne, Carrel', Jansen, Dawes, Vitruvius,
Littrow, Chacornac, Posidonius (bot floor fractured)
LIbration: w 0.34d, n6.3d
at 18h trmntr xing Plinius and Lacus Mortis

S-Toricelli + ruin, Capella/Isodorus, Madler, Daguerre,
Beaumont, Frascatorius, S Highlands
at 18h trmntr xing Cyrillus and Catherina

Moon trav 10.906d @ 0.454 d/h

VESTA: (0h) 16 23 32 s 20 07
7.0 mag, trav 38"/h
Vesta is ca. 0.25 d SW of Psi Scorpii

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Moon, Aug 19
18h UTC

coords: 14 35 s 20 14
long trmntr: e 11.82d
sin cent Long: 0.405
ecc ell: 0.9199
dist: 251 358 mi / 404 522 km
diam: 29.5'
illum: 38.4%
Moonset London: 20:53 UT

Features:
N- d'Arrest, de Morgan, Cayley Plains, J Caesar (dgrd),
Auwers, Menelaus, Bessel + ray, Eudoxus, Aristoteles,
N Limb good
Libration: w 1.54d n 7.04d
at 18h trmntr xing Alexander (dgrd)

S- Delambre, Taylor, Alfraganus, Abulfeda Chain to
Azophi / Abenezra
at 18h trmntr xing Abenezra

Moon trav 10.9d @ 0.454 d/h

VESTA: 16 24 35 s 20 13
7.0 mag, trav 40"/h
Vesta is ca. 0.25d SE of Psi Scorpii.

Clear Skies,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

On 14 Ago, 07:17, Ben wrote:
Moon, Aug 14,
18h UTC

coords: 10 55 n 06 23
long trmntr: e 72.98d
sin cent long: 0.956
ecc ell: 0.36
dist: 245 494 mi / 395 084 km
diam: 30.2'
illum: 3.4%

Features: Moonset at London at 19:57 GMT so
only about a 30 min window for observations.
NE limb craters Liapunov, Rayleigh, Reimann,
Boss should be fair.
At 18h trmntr xing E Mare Undarum.

Libration: e 3.7d, n 1.4d
Moon travels 11.554d @ 0.481 d/h

VESTA: 16 19 57 s 19 43
7.0 mag, trav 36"/h
Vesta is ca. 2.0 deg E of Nu Scorpii and
ca. 1.0 deg NW of Psi Sco.

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539

Are You able to say something about that prediction?

I'm not sure but I think You are wrong... :-)

Please read carefully this document obtained using the famous SOLEX
9.12 softwa

http://ephemerides.astronomiques.ifr...luna-vesta.pdf

Best regards.

Eliseo

I'm not sure but I think You are wrong... :-)

Please read carefully this document obtained using the famous SOLEX
9.12 softwa

http://ephemerides.astronomiques.ifr...luna-vesta.pdf

Best regards.

Eliseo- Hide quoted text -

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Eliseo,
My computer could not open the file supplied by your
link but I will recheck the data for Aug 14, 18h.
If you could fill me in on the error I would be most
grateful since my spreadsheet is still a work in progress.

Thanks,
Ben

Eliseo,
My computer could not open the file supplied by your
link but I will recheck the data for Aug 14, 18h.
If you could fill me in on the error I would be most
grateful since my spreadsheet is still a work in progress.

Thanks,
Ben

Eliseo,
I rechecked the data and it was the same as that
entered. Did you set the date for Aug 14.75 (18h)?

Ben

Moon, Aug 20
18h UTC

coords: 15 24 s 23 55
long trmntr: w 0.229d
sine cent long: -0.004
ecc ell: 0.9991
dist: 250 413 mi / 403 001 km
diam: 29.7'
illum: 52.1%
Moonset London: 21:13UT

Features:
N- Triesnecker, Chiadni, Ukert + graben, Conon +
rille, Hadley + rille (+), Autolycus, Aristillus, Cassini,
Vallis Alpes...
Libration: w 2.68, n 7.49
at 18h trmntr xing Murchison (degraded)

S- Albategnius/Klein/Parrot, Werner, Stoffler/Faraday
at 18h trmntr xing Purbach and Regiomontanus

Moon trav 10.97d @ 0.457 d/h
Quadrature @ 23:55 UT

VESTA: 16 25 39 s 20 19
7.1 mag, trav 41"/h
Vesta is ca 0.5 deg SE of Psi Scorpii

Regards,
Ben, 90.126 n 35.539