Lunar Club Program

Astronomical League Lunar Club Program is a list of 100 lunar features to observe. David Haworth's Lunar Club Observing Log is found on the below five Lunar Club index web pages. Also, check 29 days Moon Index for other Moon images.

• Lunar Club Index
• Lunar Club Unaided Eye Index
• Lunar Club Binocular Index
• Lunar Club Telescope Index
• Lunar Club Optional Index

Instruments Used for Moon Images

• Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled using universal camera adapter to an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars ShortTube™ achromatic 80mm aperture refractor using Orion Telescopes & Binoculars 20mm Sirius Plossel eyepiece. Moon images taken after 2002.12.23 were taken with eyepiece/adapters.
   
• Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled using eyepiece/adapters to an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope.
   
• Philips PCVC740K ToUcam PRO PC camera and an Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope.

All images were taken from Camas, WA, U.S.A. except for a few images taken at Oregon Star Party 2002. Clicking on a most Moon images will toggle between an image with labels and an image without labels. Imaging processing was pushed hard to bring out details.

My favorite images are indicated by yellow arrow <.
 

LUNAR CLUB MOON IMAGES SORTED by MOON AGE

DATE TIME (PST/PDT) * Moon Age

COMMENTS

2002.08.09 20:48 * 1 day, 12 hours

Half resolution image taken at Oregon Star Party 2002
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.10 20:48 * 2 days, 16 hours

Half resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.10 21:36 * 2 days, 17 hours <

Half resolution image, Moon with earthshine at Oregon Star Party 2002
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.12.25 17:40 * 3 days, 0 hours <

Mosaic image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.04 19:26 * 3 days, 12 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.05 19:33 * 4 days, 8 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.06 19:20 * 5 days, 7 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.13 20:40 * 6 days, 0 hours

Full resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.07.05 21:40 * 6 days, 9 hours <

Full resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.06.06 21:45 * 6 days, 16 hours <

Close up image of Aristoteles with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Philips ToUcam camera

2003.12.29 18:40 * 7 days, 1 hour <

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.08 18:10 * 7 days, 1 hour

Full resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.08 20:12 * 7 days, 3 hours <

Half resolution close up image of Aristoteles with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.09 19:13 * 7 days, 23 hours

Half resolution close up image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.15 21:33 * 8 days, 4 hours

Half resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.10 19:27 * 8 days, 21 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.16 21:24 * 9 days, 4 hours

Half resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2000.10.07 21:30 * 9 days, 19 hours <

Half resolution close up image of Copernicus with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.11 20:30 * 9 days, 20 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.17 21:38 * 10 days, 5 hours

Full resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.02.12 19:35 * 10 days, 18 hours

Half resolution image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.18 22:24 * 11 days, 5 hours

Full resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.20 22:25 * 13 days, 4 hours

Full resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2000.09.11 22:25 * 13 days, 6 hours

Full resolution image with mostly lunar rays labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.03.16 20:00 * 13 days, 7 hours <

Half resolution close up image of Aristarchus with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.12.06 20:53 * 13 days, 7 hours <

Close up image of Aristarchus with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Philips ToUcam camera

2003.01.19 22:33 * 16 days, 16 hours <

Half resolution close up image of Petavius Wall with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.12.23 03:54 * 18 days, 10 hours

Half resolution close up image of Mare Serenitatis with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.07.31 02:48 * 22 days, 10 hours

Full resolution image with labels
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2003.12.17 6:32 * 23 days, 0 hours <

Mosaic terminator image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Philips ToUcam camera

2003.12.17 06:51 * 23 days, 1 hour <

Mare Orientale image with labels
150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope & Philips ToUcam camera

2002.08.07 04:54 * 28 day, 2 hours

Half resolution image at Oregon Star Party 2002
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera

2002.08.07 04:55 * 28 days, 2 hours

Full resolution image with earthshine at Oregon Star Party 2002
80mm ShortTube™ refractor telescope & Nikon Coolpix 990 camera