Subj : Stargazing News - April 13th, 2024
To   : All
From : CJ
Date : Fri Apr 12 2024 06:25:59

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Mare Nectaris (evening)

On Saturday evening, April 13, the terminator on the waxing crescent moon 
will land just to the west of Mare Nectaris “the Sea of Nectar”. This 
relatively small, 339 km wide, lunar basin is visible with unaided eyes and 
binoculars. Telescope views tonight will reveal wrinkle ridges and a textured
floor in the western parts of Nectaris’ floor. The basin’s southern rim is 
interrupted by the large, inundated crater Fracastorius. At the opposite, 
northern edge sits the small, sharp-rimmed crater Madler. Watch for the 
nearly submerged ghost crater Daguerre in the mare’s northeast.

(Data courtesy Starry Night)
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