NASA Technical Report R-277 - July 1968 |
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1950 Jun 27, 02h30m | Aristarchus | Blue glare, base inner W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1950 Jun 27 | Herodotus | Bright point in crater | Bartlett | Strol. Astr. 1962 |
1950 Jun 28, 03h27m | Aristarchus | Blue glare, rim of W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1950 Jun 29, 05h30m | Aristarchus | Strong bluish glare; E, SE wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1950 Jul 26, 02h52m | Aristarchus | Blue glare, base inner W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1950 Jul 31, 04h50m | Aristarchus | Violet glare, E, NE rim | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1950 Aug 28, 04h25m | Aristarchus | Intense blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1951 Jan 21 | E of Lichtenberg | Red patch | Baum | Strol. Astr. 1951 |
1951 Feb 4, 21h00m - 23h00m | W of Endymion; 2hr | Mist over peak | Baum | Baum 1966 |
1951 May 17 | Gassendi | Bright speck of short duration | Wilkins | Moore 1953, p.118 |
1951 Aug 20 | W.H. Pickering (Messier A) | Brilliant white patch inside crater | Moore | Moore 1953, p.147 |
1951 Oct 20 | W.H. Pickering (Messier A) | Bright circular patch | Moore | Moore obs. book |
1952 Apr 3 | N/A | Twenty-one spots were charted, one surrounded by a light area, while three streaks were seen in the NW quarter. | Wilkins, Moore | Wilkins and Moore 1958 |
1952 Apr 4 | Plato | Obscuration of crater floor | Cragg | Moore 1953, 1965 |
1952 Sep 9, 23h00m | Calippus | Broad hazy band of light across floor (observer gave observation low weight | Moore | Moore obs. book |
1952 Dec 24 | Theaetetus | Hazy line of light | Moore | Wilkins and Moore 1958, p.238 |
1953 Apr 18 | N/A | Faint extension of cusps | Wilkins | Wilkins 1954 |
1953 Nov 15, 02h00m | Near Pallas | Very bright spot on illuminated part near terminator seen and photographed | Stuart | Strolling Astr. 1956; Stuart 1957 |
1954 Mar 23 | Atlas | Violet tint in Atlas | Delmotte | Delmotte |
1954 May 10 | Crater in Ptolemaeus | Flash | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962 ed., p.53 |
1954 May 11, 20h00m | Eratosthenes | Central mountain group invisible, though surrounding details very clear | Cattermole | Contrib. by Moore |
1954 Jul 14, 04h39m | Aristarchus | E wall bright spot; violet glare | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Jul 16, 05h35m | Aristarchus | Whole interior of strong violet ting; violet tint in nimbus and N and NE of crater | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Jul 17, 07h05m | Aristarchus | Pale violet tint on surface NE of crater; no color elsewhere | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Jul 24, 07h19m | Aristarchus | Crater filled with pale violet light | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Aug 11, 22h00m | Aristarchus | Brilliant in red (filter), variable | Firsoff | Firsoff 1966 |
1954 Aug 18 | Aristarchus | Brilliant blue-violet glare over E and NE walls | Bartlett | Contrib. by Moore |
1954 Sep 8, 20h00m | Proclus | Brightness variation in blue light | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962 ed., p.83 |
1954 Oct 8, 10 | Timocharis | Red glow | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962, 1966 |
1954 Oct 11, 04h57m | Aristarchus | Violet tint on floor, E wall and central peak; intermittent | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Oct 12, 01h32m | Aristarchus | Pale violet radiance; S wal, SE, E, NE walls; central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Oct 12, 04h09m | Aristarchus | Strong violet tint E half of floor; very faint W half of floor and W wall. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Oct 13, 02h00m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare, E rim; pale violet radiance within crater and around S wall bright spot. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau. | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Oct 13, 05h15m | Aristarchus | Scarcely perceptible violet radiance within crater; wall bands look faint | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Oct 18, 06h47m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare, E wall bright spot, E wall and on central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Nov 5 | Copernicus | Bright point | Johnstone | Strol. Astr. 1962 |
1954 Nov 7, 23h20m | Kepler | Bright point just outside E wall | Lugo | J.B.A.A. 1955 |
1954 Nov 12, 02h42m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot and whole length of E wall. Suspected violet tint in N and NE of crater; Certainly on plateau. Greatly faded by 05h07m | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1954 Dec 12, 02h44m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare, E rim, changing to brown | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Jan 8, 00h46m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare whole length of E rim; brightest SE and around E wall bright spot | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Jan 12, 04h54m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Apr 2, 03h20m - 05h00m | Straight-wall region; ~1 hr 40 min | Small craters between Birt and fault invisible at times under excellent viewing conditions, while craterlets on E side were continually observed | Capen | Capen 1955, 1967 |
1955 Apr 5, 03h20m | Aristarchus | E wall and glacis; violet; uncertain | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Apr 24 | Near Posidonius | White flash of short duration N of Mare Serenitatis near Posidonius | Wykes | Strol. Astr. 1955 |
1955 May 5, 03h30m | Aristarchus | Pale violet tint in E half of floor; violet band at base, E side of central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 May 7-8 | Lictenberg | N/A | Nicolini | Azevado 1962 |
1955 May 24 | Near South Pole | "Glitter" suggesting electrical discharge | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962 ed., p.131 |
1955 Jun 25, 20h30m | Theophilus | Mistiness; absent the next night | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962 ed., p.84 |
1955 Jul 3, 22h00m | Schroter's Valley | Starlike point | Firsoff | Firsoff 1962 ed., Pl.X |
1955 Jul 13 | Aristarchus | Brilliant in blue and green | Firsoff | Firsoff 1966 |
1955 Aug 3, 04h50m | Aristarchus | Plateau only; pale violet tint | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Aug 3 | Manilius, Timocharis | Manilius extraordinarily brilliant; Timocharis bright in blue, appears large and diffuse | Firsoff | Firsoff 1966 |
1955 Aug 26 | Near Carpathians; ~35 sec | Bright flare on dark side similar to 2nd mag star | McCorkle | Sky and Tel. 1955 |
1955 Aug 30, 03h40m | Aristarchus | Floor, base inner W wall, NW wall; faint bluish glare | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Sep 7, 03h20m | Copernicus | Brightened in blue | Firsoff | Firsoff 1966 |
1955 Sep 7, 04h52m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare; E, NE rim; also E base of central peak. Dark violet, nimbus. | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Sep 8, 04h32m | Aristarchus | Strong bluish glare on E, NE wall, on S edge of E wall bright spot, and bordering both edges of the bright floor band, passing around W of central peak. Dark violet tint in nimbus. | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Sep 8 | Taurus Mountains | Two flashes from edge of Taurus Mountains | Lambert | Sky and Tel. 1955 |
1955 Sep 9, 02h58m | Aristarchus | Floor; blue clay color | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Sep 28, 23h00m | Cobrahead | Obscured by brown patch | Bestwick | Contrib. by Moore |
1955 Oct 2, 05h42m | Aristarchus | Violet glare, E, NE rim. Over E wall bright spot resembled a violet mist. Crater itself was hazy; could not get sharp focus. | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Oct 4, 04h55m | Aristarchus | Pale violet tint; E wall bright spot and whole length of E rim; dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Oct 4 | Aristarchus | Spectrum enhanced in H and K region | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1957 |
1955 Oct 5, 03h44m | Aristarchus | Intensely bright blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Oct 31, 00h40m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare, E, NE rim; dark violet hue in nimbus; pale violet radiance over plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Oct 31, 04h50m | Aristarchus | Intense blue-violet glare, E, NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Oct 31, 19h00m | Cobrahead | Dark blue obscuration | Milligan | Contrib. by Moore |
1955 Nov 1, 03h18m | Aristarchus | Pale violet tint; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim, dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Nov 6, 05h50m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare, E, NE wall. Dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 Nov 27, 02h48m | Aristarchus | Floor; blue clay color | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1955 | Plato | N/A | Sytinskaya | Azevado 1962 |
1955 | Aristarchus | N/A | Sytinskaya | Azevado 1962 |
1955 | Tycho | N/A | Sytinskaya | Azevado 1962 |
1956 Jan 24 | W edge of Cavendish; ~10 min | Variable point of light | Houghton, Warner | Strol. Astr. 1955 |
1956 Jan 27, 01h18m | Aristarchus | Violet glare whole length of E wall and around E wall bright spot; violet tint N and NE of crater | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jan 28, 02h33m | Aristarchus | Pale violet radiance; E, NE rim | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Mar 14, 19h00m | N/A | Twilight at S cusp traced 400 mi. beyond cusp. No trace of twilight at N pole. 6 1/2 inch reflector used. Moon 2 1/2 days old | Firsoff | J.B.A.A. 1956 |
1956 Mar 18 | N/A | Anomalous dimming of Tau and 105 Tau before occultation | Firsoff | J.B.A.A. 1956 |
1956 Jun 20, 03h39m | Aristarchus | Blue glare, base inner W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jun 26, 07h42m | Aristarchus | Intense blue-violet glare; on E wall bright spot. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jun 28, 05h35m | Aristarchus | Intense blue-violet glare, E wall bright spot. Dark violet, nimbus. Pale violet N and NE of crater and on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jun 29, 06h10m | Aristarchus | Faint, blue-violet tint; E wall bright spot | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jun 30, 06h55m | Aristarchus | Vivid blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Jul 28, 05h40m | Aristarchus | Vivid blue-violet glare on central peak, band across E floor to E wall bright spot; on E wall bright spot and E, NE wall. Absent by 07h20m. | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Oct 16, 02h34m | Aristarchus | Blue glare, base inner W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Oct 20, 00h45m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare on E wall bright spot, E, NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Oct 26 | Alphonsus | A suspected partial obscuration of the floor based on differences in detail in infrared and ultraviolet photographs | Alter | Alter 1956, 1959 |
1956 Nov 15, 01h17m | Aristarchus | Faint blue radiance, base inner W wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Nov 16, 03h33m | Aristarchus | Floor; bright bluish tint E of central peak; blue-gray W of central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1956 Nov 17-18 | Aristarchus, Tycho, Kepler, Proclus, Manilius, Byrgius | Extraordinarily bright | Argentiere, et al | Azevado 1962 |
1956 | Tycho | N/A | Dubois | Azevado 1962 |
1956 | Mare Humorum | N/A | Vigroux | Azevado 1962 |
1957 Mar 17, 06h24m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare; E wall bright spot and whole length of E wall. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Mar 18, 06h43m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare; E wall bright spot, E wall. Very strong violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Jun 11, 04h48m | Aristarchus | Floor; uniform bluish radiance | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Jul 11, 05h40m | Aristarchus | Pale violet radiance in crater and on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Aug 18, 06h58m | Aristarchus | Pale blue tint on all walls; floor dazzling white | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Oct 11, 03h15m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Oct 12, 02h40m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE, N, NW walls. Dark violet nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Oct 12 | Aristarchus; 1 hr | Bright flash; then brownish eccentric patch | Dachille and daughter | Cameron 1965 |
1957 Oct 13, 04h00m | Aristarchus | Weak violet glare; whole length of E wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Oct 13 | In or near Aristarchus | Bright spot of light ("explosion") | Haas | Haas 1957 |
1957 Oct 15, 05h45m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare, whole length of E wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1957 Oct 16, 06h00m | Aristarchus | Faint blue-gray tint; N, NW, W floor and walls | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 May 1, 03h00m | Aristarchus | Entire sunlit area of floor, bluish | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 May 4, 06h28m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare S side of E wall bright spot; dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 May 31, 03h40m | Aristarchus | Pale blue-gray floor; violet band E base of central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Jun 29, 04h04m | Aristarchus | Floor; very pale bluish tint | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Jul 2, 06h29m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare whole length of E wall, involving E wall bright spot; dark violet, nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Jul 3, 07h06m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare; E, NE rim. Dark violet, nimbus; pale violet, plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Aug 2, 06h15m | Aristarchus | Strong violet glare; E wall bright spot, NE wall. Dark violet, nimbus. Strong violet, plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Sep 1, 07h27m | Aristarchus | Whole crater filled with pale violet radiance, especially bright on walls. Pale violet N and NE of crater and on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1958 Sep 23 | Piton | Became enveloped in an obscuring cloud-like mist | Moore | Moore obs. book |
1958 Oct 16 | N of Mare Crisium | Bright spot in dark area of moon | Mayemson | Mayemson 1965 |
1958 Nov 3, 03h00m | Alphonsus | Reddish glow, followed by effusion of gas | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1959, 1963; Green 1965 |
1958 Nov 19, 04h00m - 04h30m | Alphonsus; 30 min | Diffuse cloud over central mountain | Poppendiek, Bond | Alter 1959; Poppendiek and Bond 1959 |
1958 Nov 19, 22h05m | Alpetragius | Portion of shadow in crater vanished | Stein | Stein 1959 |
1958 Nov 19 | Alphonsus | Reddish patch close to central peak | Wilkins, Hole | Wilkins 1959; Hole 1959; Moore 1965 |
1958 Nov 22 | Alphonsus | Gray spot | Bartha | Moore 1965 |
1958 Dec 19 | Alphonsus | Reddish patch close to central peak | Wilkins, Hole | Wilkins 1959; Hole 1959; Moore 1965 |
1959 Jan 22 | Aristarchus | Interior, light brilliant blue, later turning white | Alter | Alter NASA report |
1959 Jan 23 | Aristarchus | Brilliant blue interior | Alter | Cameron 1965 |
1959 Feb 18 | Alphonsus | Red patch | Hole | Moore 1965 |
1959 Mar 24, 02h33m and 04h55m | Aristarchus | Strong blue and blue-violet glares; E wall, E wall bright spot, S wall bright spot; intermittent display. Observation at 04h55m of same phenomenon | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1959 Mar 25, 05h24m | Aristarchus | Intense blue-violet glare on whole length of E rim and on E wall bright spot; dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1959 Apr 19 | W of Mare Humorum | Bright point to W of mare | McFarlane | Strol. Astr. 1959 |
1959 Sep 5 | Aristarchus | Irregular, intermittent starlike point of light, 8th to 9th mag, appeared within bright area. No color seen | Rule | Rule 1959 |
1959 Sep 13 | Littrow | Obliterated by a hovering cloud (Feist disagrees with Bradford) | Bradford | Contrib. by Moore |
1959 Oct 23 | Alphonsus | Red glow seen. Spectrum showed unusual features | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1962 |
1960 Jan 6 | Alphonsus | Red spot | Warner | J. Int. Lunar Soc. 1960 |
1960 Nov | Piton; ~30 min | Red obscuration concealing peak | Schneller | Cameron 1965 |
1960 Dec | Piton | Red obscuration less intense than in November | Schneller | Cameron 1965 |
1961 Jan | Piton | Red obscuration less intense than in November | Schneller | Cameron 1965 |
1961 Feb 15, ~08h11m | Aristarchus, Plato | Seen as bright features during solar eclipse (on film of eclipse shown by BBC May 6, 1966) | Sartory, Middlehurst | Contrib. by Middlehurst |
1961 May 30-31 | Aristarchus | Enhancement of spectrum in UV | Grainger, Ring | Grainger and Ring 1963 |
1961 Jun 27-28 | Aristarchus, ray near Bessel | Enhancement of spectrum in UV | Grainger, Ring | Grainger and Ring 1963 |
1961 Jun 29-30 | E of Plato | Enhancement of spectrum in UV | Grainger, Ring | Grainger and Ring 1963 |
1961 Oct 18 | Eratosthenes | Bright spot in crater | Bartlett | Strol. Astr. 1962 |
1961 Nov 26 | Aristarchus region | Red glow seen. Anomalous spectra in red and blue | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1963 |
1961 Nov 28 | Aristarchus region | Red glow seen. Anomalous spectra in red and blue | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1963 |
1961 Dec 3 | Aristarchus region | Red glow seen. Anomalous spectra in red and blue | Kozyrev | Kozyrev 1963 |
1962 Sep 5 | Region of Walter near terminator; 7 min | Faint point of light | Chalk | Cameron 1965 |
1962 Sep 16 | "Whole moon" | Spectrum showed UV emission, particularly in region of H and K lines by comparison with spectra of Sun, Mars and Jupiter | Spinrad | Spinrad 1964 |
1962 Oct 8 | Aristarchus; ~1 hr | Activity | Adams | Cameron 1965 |
1963 Oct 5 | Aristarchus region | Enhancement of 30 percent at 5450 A | Scarfe | Scarfe 1965 |
1963 Oct 30 | Aristarchus region | Color changes; reddish-orange to ruby patches | Greenacre, Barr | Greenacre 1963 |
1963 Oct 30 | Cobrahead; 7 min | Brightened area, 7th to 11th mag | Budine, Farrell | Cameron 1965 |
1963 Nov 1, 23h00m | Near Kepler; 20 min | Enhancement of large area in red light | Kopal, Rackham | Kopal and Rackham 1964a, 1964b |
1963 Nov 11 | Aristarchus | Color changes | Jacobs | Shorthill 1963; Gree 1965, p.409 |
1963 Nov 28 | Aristarchus, Schroter's Valley; 1 hr 15 min | Red spots, then violet, blue haze | Greenacre, et al | Greenacre 1963 |
1963 Nov 28 | Cobrahead; 35 min | Pink spot on W side | Tombaugh | Cameron 1965 |
1963 Nov 28 | Aristarchus, Anaximander; ~1 hr | Red spot in Aristarchus and also on N edge of Anaximander | W. Fisher | Cameron 1965 |
1963 Dec 28, 15h55m - 16h26m | Aristarchus to Herodotus; 31 min | Extensive red area | 9 students at Hiroshima, Japan | Sato 1964 |
1963 Dec 29-30, 22h00m - 03h00m | Aristarchus region; 5 hr | Purplish-blue patch | Doherty and others | Contrib. by Moore |
1963 Dec 30, ~11h00m | NE limb; ~20 min | During eclipse, anomalous reddish glow inside umbra (Lunar eclipse) | Many observers | Sky and Tel. 1964 |
1964 Feb 25 | Cobrahead; 3 min, Aristarchus; 1 min | Red flashes, + 12 mag | Budine | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Mar 16 | Aristarchus | Sudden red glow on SW rim | Lecuona | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Mar 18 | Aristarchus | Flash | Earl and brother | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Mar 26, 00h37m | Aristarchus | Floor; blue clay color | Bartlett | Bartlett, 1967 |
1964 Mar 28, 01h59m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare, E wall and N wall; E wall bright spot; violet tinge in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Apr 22 | Near Ross D | Bright spot | Cross and others | Harris 1967 |
1964 Apr 26 | Region of Censorinus | Surface brightening somewhat similar to Kopal-Rackham (1963 Nov 1) event | Hopmann | Hopmann 1966 |
1964 May 17 | Theophilus | Crimson color on W rim, ~10 mag | Dieke | Cameron 1965 |
1964 May 18, 03h55m - 05h00m | SE of Ross D; 1 hr 5 min | White obscuration moved 20 mph, decreased in extent. Phenomenon repeated. Newtonians 8" f/7 and 9" f/7 used | Harris, Cross and others | Cameron 1965; Harris 1967 |
1964 May 20 | Plato; ~10 min | Strong orange-red color on W rim of crater, + 10 mag | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 May 26, 04h22m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare, E wall and E wall bright spot; strong violet tinge in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 May 28, 05h38m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE walls. Dark violet, nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 6 | Aristarchus area; 50 min | Spur between Aristarchus and Herodotus; red spots (glow) in Schroter's Valley | Schmidling, St.Clair, Platt | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Jun 17 | SE of Ross D | Moving bright spot; 2 brief obscurations of part of wall. Newtonian, 19" f/7 | Cross, Harris | Harris 1967 |
1964 Jun 20, 06h00m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only; dark violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 21, 03h43m - 05h44m | S of Ross D; 2 hr, 1 min | Moving dark area. Newtonian 19" f/7 | Harris, Cross, Helland | Harris 1967 |
1964 Jun 23, 04h55m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare, NE rim; strong violet tinge in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 25, ~01h07m | Aristarchus | Very bright during eclipse (direct photograph, lunar eclipse) | Titulaer | Hemel en Dampkring 1967 |
1964 Jun 25, 01h07m | Grimaldi | During lunar eclipse, white streak from Grimaldi toward limb | Azevado | Letter to Moore |
1964 Jun 26, 05h24m | Aristarchus | Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau. Absent from crater | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 27, 05h48m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 28, 06h44m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE, N, NW walls | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jun 28 | S region of Aristarchus | Reddish-brown tone observed | Bartlett | Greenacre 1965 |
1964 Jul 16 | SE of Ross D | Temporary "hill," est 3 km diam and shadow seen | Cragg | Harris 1967 |
1964 Jul 17 | Plato | Faint pink bands at base of inner W wall and on rim of N wall | Bartlett | Greenacre 1965 |
1964 Jul 18 | SE of Ross D | Bright area moved and shrank. Extent greater with amber filter | Harris | Cameron 1965; Harris 1967 |
1964 Jul 18 | Plato; some minutes | Pink tinge to W wall, 10th mag | Bartlett | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Jul 28, 04h43m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jul 29, 05h50m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only; dark violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Jul 31, 05h28m | Aristarchus | Pale blue tint; NE, N, NW walls and floor | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Aug 16, 04h18m - 05h20m | SE of Ross D; 1 hr, 2 min | Bright area. Condensations varying with time | Harris, Cross | Harris 1967 |
1964 Aug 24, 04h22m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet; E wall bright spot, E, NE wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Aug 25, 04h58m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Aug 26, 04h16m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim. Dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Aug 26 | Aristarchus; ~1 hr | Red and blue bands | Gennatt, Reid | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Aug 27, 04h37m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE wall. Dark violet, nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Aug 28, 04h40m | Aristarchus | Faint blue-violet radiance, E wall bright spot and NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 18, 01h15m | Aristarchus | Craterlet, base NW wall; bluish | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 20 | Aristarchus to Herodotus | Several red spots in area | Crowe, Cross | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Sep 20 | SE of Ross D | Bright obscuration | Cross | Cameron 1965; Harris 1967 |
1964 Sep 22, 03h03m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot and NE rim. Dark violet in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 22 | Kunowsky; 1 hr | Red area blinked in blinker | Gillheaney, Hall, L.Johnson | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Sep 23, 03h30m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet flare [glare?]; E wall bright spot, E, NE, N, NW wall | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 25, 04h05m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot. Dark violet on nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 25, 04h43m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Sep 26, 05h07m | Aristarchus | Moderately intense; E wall bright spot. Dark violet, nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 19, 02h02m | Aristarchus | Strong blue tint E half of floor; blue-violet glare, base E side central peak | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 22, 02h12m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare, E wall bright spot, E, NE wall. Dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 24, 04h02m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE rim Dark violet hue in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 25, 04h17m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only; dark violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 25, 04h37m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare; E wall bright spot, E, NE wall. Faint violet tinge in nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Oct 27 | Alphonsus | Reddish-pink patch at base of sunlit central peak | L.Johnson, et al | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Nov 14 | Plato | Peak on W wall very brilliant white. At foot of peak on inner side, strong blue band. Immediately adjacent, on SE was a small, bright red spot | Bartlett | Greenacre 1965 |
1964 Nov 21, 01h57m | Aristarchus | Bright blue-violet glare; NE, N, and NW rims | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Nov 23, 03h29m | Aristarchus | Strong blue-violet glare; N, NE, NW walls. Dark violet, nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Nov 24, 04h50m | Aristarchus | Blue-violet glare, N rim. Dark violet in nimbus; pale violet N and NE of crater | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1964 Dec 19 | Aristarchus; 1 min | Brightened by a factor of 5 | Budine, Farrell | Cameron 1965 |
1964 Dec 19, ~02h35m | N/A | Anomalous bright area during lunar eclipse | S. Hill and student | Hill 1966 |
1964 Dec 19, ~02h35m | Edge of Mare Nubium | Photoelectric photometry showed strong anomalous enhancement of radiation during lunar eclipse | Sanduleak, Stock | Sanduleak and Stock 1965 |
1965 Mar 14, 07h40m | SE of Ross D | Crater wall partially obscured. Bright area. Cassegrain 12", f/15 | Cross | Harris 1967 |
1965 Jul 1 | Aristarchus, dark side | Starlike image | Emanuel | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Jul 2 | Aristarchus; 1 hr 21 min | Bright spot like star on dark side, estimated mag 4 | Emanuel, et al | Greenacre 1965 |
1965 Jul 3 | Aristarchus; ~1 hr 10 min | Pulsating spot on dark side | Emanuel, et al | Greenacre 1965 |
1965 Jul 4 | Aristarchus; 1 hr | Bright spot, no pulsations, on dark side | Emanuel, et al | Greenacre 1965 |
1965 Jul 7 | Grimaldi | White streak extended toward limb | Azevado, et al | Revista Astr. 1965 |
1965 Jul 8 | Theophilus; 10 min | Bright spot | Cross | Cameron 1965; Greenacre 1965 |
1965 Jul 9 | Aristarchus; 2 hr 6 min | Starlike image | Emanuel | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Jul 31 | Aristarchus | Starlike image | Welch | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Aug 2 | Aristarchus; ~1 min | Starlike brightening, 8th to 9th mag | Bornhurst | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Aug 3 | Aristarchus; ~6 min | Starlike image, 6th to 7th mag | Bornhurst | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Aug 4 | Aristarchus; ~2 min | Starlike image, 6th to 7th mag | Bornhurst | Cameron 1965 |
1965 Sep 3 | SE of Ross D | Ridge obscured | Harris | Harris 1967 |
1965 Sep 9, 13h20m | Aristarchus | Orange-red strip on floor | Presson | Contrib. by Moore |
1965 Oct 10, 06h07m | Aristarchus | Pale violet radiance; whole of W interior; dark violet, nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1965 Oct 11, 01h47m | Aristarchus | Whole crater, exclusive of S area, pale violet; dark violet in nimbus; pale violet on plateau | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1965 Oct 12, 02h20m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only; dark violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1965 Oct 13, 03h02m | Aristarchus | Pale, blue-violet tint on E wall bright spot and whole length of E wall; pale violet radiance in crater, exclusive of S region. Dark violet, nimbus | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1965 Nov 15 | Aristarchus | Bright spots | L.Johnson | Phys. Today 1966 |
1965 Dec 1 | N/A | Reddish glow followed by black obscuration | Evrard and others | Gingerich 1966 |
1965 Dec 4, 04h25m | Ross D | Obscuration of part of rim, also bright area 7-10 km diameter, not seen on following night (04h00m - 07h30m) | Cross (Harris, Cragg on Dec 5) | Harris 1967 |
1966 Feb 7, 01h10m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only; intense violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1966 Mar 29, 21h00m | Archimedes | Floor bands brilliant | E.G. Hill | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.6 |
1966 Apr 2, 23h30m | Aristarchus; 20 min | Central peak very bright | M. Brown | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.7 |
1966 Apr 3, 23h00m | Aristarchus; 30 min | Central peak very bright | M. Brown | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 1, No.7 |
1966 Apr 12, 01h05m | Gassendi; 18 min | Abrupt flash of red settling immediately to point of red haze near NW wall. Continuous until 01h23m | Whippey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.5 |
1966 Apr 30 - May 2 | Gassendi | Red glows | Sartory, Moore, Moseley, Ringsdore | J.B.A.A. 1966; B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.6 |
1966 May 1, 21h55m - 22h45m | Aristarchus; 50 min | Red patch | Patterson | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.6 |
1966 May 1, 22h10m | Aristarchus; 15 min | Small intense white spot NW of crater wall | M. Brown, Sartory | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, Nos.6, 7 |
1966 May 27, 21h10m | Alphonsus; 50 min | Faint red patches | Sartory, Moore, Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.6 |
1966 May 30, 20h52m | Gassendi; 7 min | Blink, orange patch and obscuration | Sartory | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.6 |
1966 Jun 1, 03h20m | Aristarchus | Entire sunlit area of floor, bluish | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1966 Jun 3, 06h10m | Aristarchus | Nimbus only, violet hue | Bartlett | Bartlett 1967 |
1966 Jun 26, 04h30m - 04h40m | Alphonsus; 10 min | Absorption band (4880 +- 50A) seen in spectrum of central peak | Harris, Arriola | Harris 1967 |
1966 Jun 27 | Plato; 15 min | Inside SW wall of crater, blink | Hedley Robinson, Sartory | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.11 |
1966 Jul 10, 02h00m | Triesnecker; 1 hr | Bright streak in crater | Allen | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.10 |
1966 Aug 4-5, 22h37m - 23h30m
and 02h32m - 02h58m |
Plato; 53 min, 26 min | Red color, NE wall and floor | Corvan, Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.10 |
1966 Sep 2, 00h00m | Gassendi; 3 hr | Reddish patches | Moore, et al (8 observers) | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.10; ibid 1966, 1, No.11 |
1966 Sep 2 | Alphonsus; intermittent, 1 hr 2 min | A series of weak glows; Final flash observed at 04h18m | Whippey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 2, No.12 |
1966 Sep 3, 03h55m | Gassendi | Blinks on NE, ENE walls and SW and W of central peak | Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.10 |
1966 Sep 25, 20h20m | Gassendi; 30 min | Reddish patches | Moore, Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.11 |
1966 Sep 25, 23h12m | Plato; 3 min | Blinks in crater | Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 1, No.11 |
1966 Ot 25, 03h46m | SE of Ross D | Large bright area obscuring half of crater wall. Not present Oct 24. Newtonian 19" f/7 | Cross | Harris 1967 |
1966 Oct 25, 22h30m | Gassendi | Red blinks, N wall | Moore, Moseley, Sartory | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1966, 2, No.1 |
1966 Oct 29, 00h45m - 01h30m | Copernicus, N rim; 45 min | Red spot | Walker | Walker 1966 |
1966 Dec 22, 06h00m - 06h30m | Messier (W.H. Pickering); 30 min | Blinks on floors of both craters | Kelsey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.4 |
1966 Dec 23, 05h15m - 07h10m | Plato; 55 min | Numerous light streaks on floor, three bright spots on floor, all showed blinks | Kelsey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.4 |
1966 Dec 27, 06h30m - 07h05m | Gassendi; 35 min | Very faint blink on SW floor and another N of it on NW floor (observer considers observation very suspect) | Kelsey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.4 |
1967 Jan 21, 19h35m | Gassendi | Small blink and suspect faint colored patch in outer W wall in position of original observation of 1966 Apr 30 | Sartory, Moore, Moseley, Duckworth, Kilburn | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.3; ibid 1967, 2, No.4 |
1967 Feb 17, 17h47m - 18h12m | Alphonsus; 25 min | Blink just inside the SW floor of crater suspected on elevation NW of dark patch | Moore, Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.4 |
1967 Feb 19, 20h30m - 20h40m | Alphonsus; 10 min | Bright red glow in position of suspected blink of 1967 Feb 17. Fading by 20h37m | Moseley, Moore | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.4 |
1967 Mar 22, 19h40m | Gassendi | Red color and blink | Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.5 |
1967 Mar 23, 18h40m | Gassendi | Red color under S wall | Sartory, Farrant | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.5 |
1967 Mar 23, 19h45m | Cobrahead | Red color outside SE wall | Moore, Moseley, Farrant | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.6 |
1967 Mar 23, 19h05m - 19h55m | Aristarchus | Red glows | Sartory, Moore, Moseley | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.5, 6 |
1967 Apr 15, 19h15m - 21h00m | Aristarchus (on dark side); 1 hr 45 min | Aristarchus very bright. Seeing very good until 21h00m UT, after which seeing too bad to continue observing. On April 16 and 17 nothing special was to be seen. | Classen | Hopmann 1967 |
1967 Apr 21, 19h16m - 21h15m | Aristarchus; 1 hr 59 min | Bright points on S wall. Red patch to NE | Darnell, Farrant | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.7 |
1967 Apr 21, 21h20m | Schroter's Valley, Cobrahead | Red color | Darnell, Farrant | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.7 |
1967 Apr 22 | Aristarchus (on bright side) | Aristarchus so bright that it could be seen with the naked eye | Classen | Hopmann 1967 |
1967 May 20, 20h15m
and 21h05m - 21h20m |
Aristarchus; 15 min | Red spots on south rim. Moon low | Darnell | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.8 |
1967 May 20 | Gassendi | Elongated blink in crater, SW part of floor | Kelsey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.8 |
1967 May 29, 06h40m - 07h25m | Aristarchus; 45 min | Red-brown color | C.A. Anderson | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.8 |
1967 Jun 18, 21h10m - 22h30m
and 22h50m - 23h59m |
Gassendi; 1 hr 20 min and 1 hr 9 min | Faint redness outside the NW and SW wall of Gassendi | Whippey | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.8 |
1967 Aug 13, 21h00m | Alphonsus; 15 min | Glow in interior of crater | Horowitz | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.10 |
1967 Sep 11, 00h32m | Mare Tranquilitaties; 8-9 sec | Black cloud surrounded by violet color | Montreal group | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.12 |
1967 Sep 11, 00h45m | Sabine | Bright yellow flash visible a fraction of a second | Mrs P.Jean and Montreal group | B.A.A. Lunar Sec. Circ. 1967, 2, No.12 |
1967 Sep 17, 02h05m | Aristarchus | Red color observed | Delano | Kelsey 1967 |
1967 Oct 10, 02h15m | SE of Ross D | Bright area moved 80 km/hr toward SSE and expanded as contrast reduced | Harris | Harris 1967 |
1967 Oct 19, 05h00m | Kepler, Aristarchus | High moon, 19 after full, apogee. Kepler appeared at least one mag brighter than Aristarchus. On Oct 20 and 22 at 05h UT, relative brightness returned to normal | Classen | Classen 1967 |
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