LOS OBSERVADORES LUNARES DE LA SOCIEDAD LUNAR ARGENTINA EN “THE LUNAR OBSERVER” DE AGOSTO 2021

 

Otro mes más de observaciones lunares aceptadas por la revista especializada en observación lunar más importante, The Lunar Observer, ya van 73 meses seguidos de observaciones y textos de nuestra asociación reconocidos a nivel mundial.

La revista se puede descargar de la web de ALPO:  http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/gallery3/var/albums/Lunar/The-Lunar-Observer/2021/tlo202108.pdf?m=1627760755http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/gallery3/var/albums/Lunar/The-Lunar-Observer/2021/tlo202108.pdf?m=1627760755

En la portada se referencian los artículos de miembros de la SLA aparecidos en este número (ya publicados en entradas anteriores):

August 2021 In This Issue Observations Received 2 By the Numbers 3 More Moretus, R. Hill 4 Fishing in Lake Land, D. Teske 5 Almost Straight, R. Hill 6 Wrinkle Ridges Near Laplace A, A. Anunziato 7 Old and New, R. Hill 9 Raman and Dorsa Burnet, A. Anunziato 10 A Most Beautiful Sunrise, R. Hill 11 Land of Saucers, F. A. Cardinalli and A. Anunziato 12 LTVT The Book, J. Moore 15 Recent Lunar Topographic Studies 22 Lunar Geologic Change Detection Program, T. Cook 29 ALPO 2021 Conference News 33 Lunar Calendar August 2021 35 An Invitation to Join ALPO 35 Submission Through the ALPO Image Achieve 36 When Submitting Observations to the ALPO Lunar Section 37 Call For Observations Focus-On 37 Focus-On Announcement 38 Key to Images in this Issue 39 A warm greetings to all. I hope that this finds you and your loved ones healthy. In the northern hemisphere, it has largely been a hot summer. In the western USA, Canada and even Asia, wildfires have caused the skies for many to become smoky and hazy. Please note the image by Frank Melillo on the right. This image describes the skies of the summer 2021 well. This issue of The Lunar Observer has interesting articles about lunar topographic features by Rik Hill, Alberto Anunziato and David Teske. A number of wonderful lunar images grace the Recent Topographic Studies. As always, Tony Cook gives a detailed look at Lunar Geologic Change. Perhaps most interesting this month is the boom review, LTVT-The Book by its author, John Moore. I strongly believe that the readers of this newsletter would benefit by using the LTVT program. This book by John Moore will be an invaluable asset to future lunar studies.

 

En “Lunar topographical studies” se mencionan las siguientes observaciones (pág.2):

Observations Received: Name Location and Organization Image/Article Alberto Anunziato Paraná, Argentina Article and drawing Wrinkle Ridges Near Laplace A, Raman and Dorsa Burnet and Land of Saucers. Francisco Alsina Cardinalli Oro Verde, Argentina Article and image Land of Saucers. Jairo Chavez Popayán, Colombia Image of the waning gibbous Moon. Michel Deconinck Aquarellia Observatory Artignosc-surVerdon - Provence - France Pastels of Lambert Marcelo Mojica Gundlach Cochabamba, Bolivia Images of Montes Riphaeus, Moretus, Sinus Iridum, Tycho, Mare Imbrium and Clavius. Rik Hill Loudon Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA Article and image More Moretus, Old and New, Almost Straight and A Most Beautiful Sunrise. Frank J. Melillo Holtsville, New York, USA Image of Moon with smoke from wildfires. John Moore LTVT– The Book Jesús Piñeiro San Antonio de los Altos, Venezuela Image of the waxing crescent Moon. Michael Sweetman Sky Crest Observatory, Tucson, Arizona, USA Images of Messier and Atlas. David Teske Louisville, Mississippi, USA Article and image Fishing in Lake Land

Y una serie de imágenes seleccionadas para ilustrar la sección central:

Luna menguante (Jairo Chavez, Colombia)

Luna creciente (Jesús Piñeiro, Venezuela)

Montes Riphaeus, Moretus, Sinus Iridum, Tycho, Mare imbrium, Clavius (Marcelo Mojica, Bolivia):

 

En la Sección “Lunar Geological Change Detection Program” (páginas 29 y siguientes), se reportan nuestras observaciones:

Level 1 – Reports received for June included: Jay Albert (Lake Worth, FL, USA - ALPO) observed: Alphonsus Kies and Plato. Alberto Anunziato (Argentina – SLA) observed: Agrippa, Plato, Swift and several features. Anthony Cook (Newtown, UK – ALPO/BAA) obtained video of earthshine in monochrome, color images of several features, and the lunar surface in thermal IR. Rik Hill (Tucson, AZ, USA – ALPO/BAA) imaged: Clavius, Moretus, Rupes Recta and Tycho. Trevor Smith (Codnor, UK – BAA) observed: Archimedes, Aristarchus, Bullialdus, Plato, Tycho and several features. Aldo Tonon (Italy – UAI) imaged: Eratosthenes

Una observación visual de Alberto Anunziato permitió analizar exhaustivamente un reporte de FLT (Fenómeno Lunar Transitorio) de 1966 en Agrippa y removerlo de la base de datos.