NexStar 50 Lunar List

	Best Viewing Days				Dia/Dep/Class or
#	New to Full	Full to New	Feature	Feature Type	Length/Width or Area/Height	Rukl Area	Inconstant Moon	Lat	Long	Comments
1	7	21	Albategnius	Crater	81/14500/5	44	E4	12S	4E	Ring mountain 4500' off-center peak - Old with subsequent impacts
2	7	-	Alpine Valley	Valley	110/1-13	4	B4	48N	3E	Official name: Vallis Alpes - Flooded rift or oblique impact?
3	7	22	Alps	Mtn Range	150x350/12000	12	B4	47N	1W	Between Mare Grigoris and Mare Imbrium
4	5	20	Rupes Altai	Fault	300/2	57	F5	25S	25E	Arc between Piccolomini and Mare Tranquilitatis
5	8	21	Apennines	Mtn Range	450 mile chain	22	C4	20N	0	Rugged and spectacular - Apollo 15 (first lunar rover) landed at Hadley Rille at northwest end of mtn. Range
6	8	22	Archimedes	Crater	51/7000/5	22	C3	30N	4W	Large flooded crater with smooth floor
7	11	25	Aristarchus	Crater	25/12000/1	18	C2	24N	47W	Extremely Young - brightest feature with albedo of .18
8	14	27	Bailly	Crater	200/140005	71	H2	67S	69W	Largest nearside crater - on limb at SSW
9	12	26	Billy	Crater	30/4000/5	40	E1	14S	50W	Smooth floor and one of the darkest parts of the moon
10	7	22	Cassini	Crater	40/11500/2	12	B4	40N	4E	Odd looking flooded crater with two prominent interior craterlets
11	9	23	Clavius	Crater	162/16000/2	72	H3	59S	14W	Walled plain - try to count 6 craters in an arch on the floor
12	9	23	Copernicus	Crater	60/12500/1	31	D3	10N	20W	Ring mountain with 2000' multiple central peaks and terraced walls
13	-	20	Dionysius	Crater	12/8500/1	35	D3	3N	18E	Young and extremely bright
14	-	24	Euclides (Euclid),	Crater	8/4500/1	41	E2	7S	30W	Very bright try to see the floor
15	3	-	Furnerius	Crater	81/11000/3	69	G6	36S	61E	Walled plain with Furnerius "A" firmly planted on the wall
16	11	25	Gassendi	Crater	70/6500/5	52	F2	18S	40W	Walled plain with partially convoluted floor
17	Unviewable from Earth - skip this.		Giordano Bruno	Crater	12/??/1	16	B6	37N	83E	Extremely recent crater with documented impact - East of Gauss
18	13	25	Grimaldi	Crater	145/10500/5	39	E1	6S	68W	Walled plain with dark floor
19	-	24	Hainzel	Crater	58/10500/4	63	G2	41S	34W	Double crater with possibly the best example of wall terracing
20	-	18	Hercules	Crater	45/12500/1	14	B5	47N	39E	Isolated crater flooded with lava
21	-	25	John Herschel	Crater	105/5600/5	2	A3	62N	42W	Extremely old, disintegrated wall plain
22	8	-	Hesiodus Sunrise Ray	Occurrence		54	F3	29S	16W	Gap in wall casts shadow across floor at sunrise
23	11	25	Kepler	Crater	20/7500/1	30	D2	8N	38W	Extensive ray system
24	7	21	Linne	Crater	1/1500/1	23	C4	28N	12E	Young, with very bright halo of ejecta
25	7	21	Manilius	Crater	25/9500/1	23	D4	15N	9E	Bright crater viewed at angle or on full moon
26	6	21	Maurolycus	Crater	73/16500/2	66	G4	42S	14E	Briefly shines even brighter than Tycho
27	6	20	Menelaus	Crater	19/8500/1	23	C4	16N	16E	At full moon one of the brightest points
28	-	18	Messier A	Crater	2/1700/2	48	E6	2S	48E	Two overlapping craters. A pair of long rays extend westward from it, giving it the appearance of a comet.
29	2	16	Petavius	Crater	110/14000/5	59	F6	25S	60E	Massive cluster of central peaks rising far above the floor
30	5	19	Piccolomini	Crater	54/12000/1	58	F5	30S	32E	It has a great name and wall is highly terraced and pleasantly even
31	8	23	Pico	Mountain	8000	11	B3	46N	9W	Isolated mtn, massive size casts long shadow on right viewing days
32	8	23	Plato	Crater	67/8000/5	3	A3	52N	9W	Very dark basalt floor - how many craters can you count on the floor?
33	6	20	Plinius (Pliny)	Crater	27/10500/1	24	C5	17N	24E	Bright crater against darkness at junction of M. Tranquilitatis & M. Serenitatis
34	5	20	Posidonius	Crater	61/8500/5	14	B5	32N	30E	Look for riles on the floor & double wall - how did they form?
35	-	18	Proclus	Crater	18/12000/1	26	C6	16N	47E	Extensive white area around this young crater
36	4	-	Pyrenees Mountains	Mtn Range	165x45/11000	48	E5	12S	41E	Between Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Nectaris
37	13	27	Pythagoras	Crater	90/16500/1	2	A2	63N	63W	Near northwestern cusp, prominent feature showing contrast
38	9	-	Pytheas	Crater	15/7000/1	20	C3	21N	21W	Very bright and stands out well against it's dark surroundings
39	13	-	Reiner Gamma	Discolor	50mi Dia	28	D1	8N	59W	Unique feature with no detectable relief
40	9	-	Reinhold	Crater	28/9000/1	31	D2	3N	23W	An amazing 2-step terraced wall, with a ghost crater right next to it.
41	6	-	Rima Ariadaeus	Fault	137/2.5	33/34	D4	8N	12E	Resembles a canal connecting Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Vaporum.
42	4	-	Rupes Cauchy	Fault	75 mi long	36	D5	9N	38E	A rille higher on one side - also see Rimae Cauchy and Cauchy crater
43	23	23	Rupes Recta	Fault	75/1200	54	F3	8W	22S	AKA Straight Wall - a slope rather than wall with max incline of 41�
44	11	25	Schiller	Crater	48x113/12500	71	H2	52S	39W	Most elongated crater on face of moon - 2.5 times longer than wide
45	7	-	Sinus Medii	Bay	200x100	44	D4	2N	2E	Bay at the centre of the lunar disc. Contains selenographic latitude 0 and longitude 0
46	5	20	Theophilus	Crater	65/22500/1	46	E5	11S	26E	Ring mountain - look for older sister Cyrillius and still older Catharina
47	8	23	Timocharis	Crater	22/9550/1	21	C3	28N	12W	Ejecta shows brightly against dark backdrop
48	8	23	Tycho	Crater	56/14000/1	64	G3	43S	11W	Ring mountain with 5000' central peak and immense ray system
49	12	-	Vallis Schroteri	Valley	124/6	18	C1	26N	51W	Crescent shaped distinctive valley
50	11	25	Wargentin	Crater	59/500/5	70	G2	50S	60W	Circular, floor raised almost to top of perimeter wall aka called "Thin Cheese" due to resemblance to a camembert

The NexStar 50 Lunar List