Harpalus and Environs
2001 April 4th, 21:35 - 22:21 (U.T.)
Meade ETX 125mm MAK - CASS x209
Seeing: III-II
Transp: Good (Scattered cloud)
Earth's Sel Long: -0.4 deg.
Earth's Sel Lat: -5.1 deg.
Sun's Col: 46.47 - 46.85 deg
Sun's Lat: -1.51 deg. -0hrs 5th
Notes:
The main purpose of the observation was to try and observe the dome suspected
in the region of situated SW of Sharp e
and immediately west of Sharp A as observed by Daniel
del Valle and appearing in the March 2001 issue of the BAA L.S. Circular.
I had noted that April 5th might be a suitable observing date; however I decided
to attempt the region on the 4th as conditions were good.
There were a number of interesting features in the area of this Col. some of
which were difficult to make out with certainty, and I suspected a couple of
dome like objects SW of Foucault.
The diagram above denotes times at which objects beyond
the terminator came into view. The most interesting is that at the far south
west of the drawing, which appeared at 22:14 U.T. - could this be the "dome"
in question?
Nigel Longshaw
Back to my Lunar Page Index