Eyes on the Sky: Sept 9 thru Sept 15

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Channel: Eyes on the Sky · 2013 · Science & Technology

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www.eyesonthesky.com The Moon is a fantastic object to view in most any telescope. This week as the Moon moves from waxing crescent, past First Quarter and into waxing gibbous phase, check out all of the features you can see along the terminator (line between lit/shadowed). Find observe craters like Hercules, Atlas, Copernicus, Clavius and Gassendi; Mare such as Crisium, Serenitatis, Humorum, and thanks to libration this week, the not-often-seen Mare Australie. And you can locate two Apollo landing sites, although the equipment is too small to be seen with any Earth-based telescope (even large ones). See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.

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