Maria...
Crisium:
Mare Crisium - naked-eye
February 5, 2003 - 7:50 pm EST
Seeing: 5.5
Appears as circular dark patch on Moon's northeastern limb. Earthshine fully present.
Mare Crisium and surrounds.
Fecunditatis:
Date: April 26, 2004
Time: 9:00 p.m ESDT
Seeing: 4 8/10
Comments: Mare Fecunditatis is fully disclosed toward the eastern, well-lit half of the Moon. It helps to form the "leg" of the "Woman On The Moon."
Serenitatis:
February 11, 2003
Time: 7:15-8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 4 6/10
Mare Serentatis is fully disclosed tonight. It appears in the northeast quandrant of the Moon and looks somewhat oval. It is possilbe visually to make out that it connects, or conjoins with Mare Tranquillitatus.
A telescopic view of Mare Serenitatis. The dark patch conjoining it to the upper left side is Lacus Sonmiorum. Note: To the upper right hand of the frame where Serenitatis joins with Tranquillitatis is the Apollo 17 landing area.
Tranquillitatis:
February 11, 2003
Time: 7:15 - 8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 4 6/10
Mare Tranquilatatis is fully exposed and well darkened tonight. It looks like a rather large, almost circular region more to the north half of the east side of the Moon... Twice as large as Crisium. It's easy to see a brightening around the edge toward the southwest side.
Nectaris:
February 11, 2003
Time: 7:15-8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 4 6/10
Mare Nectaris is fully disclosed. Appears in the southeast quadrant of the Moon. It is a small, irregularly shaped patch that visually seems to have much brighter areas to the east and west.
A telescopic look at Mare Nectaris including a rare look at an unusual feature. The thin bright line that extends from Catherina to Beaumont is un-named in lunar cartography. It is often referred to as Dorsae Beaumont.
Ibrium:
February 13, 2003
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 8.10
Comments: Mare Ibrium is fully disclosed tonight as a large, dark area rimmed by bright features to the north west quandrant of the Moon. It looks like it almost "melds" with Mare Serenitatis.
A telescopic view of Mare Ibrium and features with the Caucasus and Apennine Mountains bordering it on the left.
Frigoris:
February 19, 2003
Time: 11:45 pm EST
Comments: Mare Frigorus is also fully disclosed to the unaided eye tonight during the beginning of the waning phase. It appears due north as a slightly darker patch in the bright surroundings.
Difficult to distinguish, it is long and irregularly shape and seems to span almost to the
terminator.
A telescopic view of a portion of Mare Frigorus and surrounding features.
Nubium:
February 13, 2003
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 8/10
Comments: Mare Nubium is fully disclosed as an irregular patch just north of the brilliant Tycho. The features that are to the west appear brighter than those to the east.
Humorum:
February 13, 2003
Time: 7:00-8:00 pm EST
Seeing: 8/10
Comments: Mare Humorum is fully disclosed, but bordered on the western frontier by the terminator tonight. It appears as a dark grey, somewhat circular patch to the southwest quandrant of the Moon. Bright features to the south are more apparent, for it tends to blend with Oceanus Procellarum toward the north.
Oceanus Procellarum:
February 19, 2003
Time: 11:45 pm EST
Comments: The Oceanus Procellarum is fully disclosed as the Moon begins its' waning phase. It appears in the northwest quadrant of the lunar globe as a large, dark expanse that blends with the surrounding mare. Grimaldi is easily noted to due west, and the bright points of Aristarchus and Keplar show well within the vast "ocean" of gray sands.
A telescopic view of Oceanus Procellarum and bright features such as Copernicus, Aristarchus and Keplar.
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