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The lunar and planetary field nights are held at a variety of locations in and around Brisbane. The aim of these field nights is to observe the fascinating objects within the solar system. A list of the proposed lunar and planetary field nights for the current year is provided below. For further information of these field nights please contact the Solar System Section Director.

Note: The location and contact details for all field nights are subject to change. Any changes will be advised in Newsletters and on the AAQ website.



2011 Brisbane Field Nights (incorporates Lunar Observing) PDF Print E-mail
Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Tony Dutton   

Follow this link for a single page printable page of  the 2011 program for Brisbane Field Nights. PDF 148K.

DATE

MOON SET

AGE (days)

LUNAR
TERMI-NATOR

MOON

PLANET

OTHER

12 March

2234

7

1°E

Crater W Bond
158 km dia Pre-Nectarian age crater with flat floor and heavily damaged rim

Saturn (m = 0.4, dia = 19.2")
rises at 1921

mp3 Juno at opposition (m = 8.9) in Leo near 89 Leo

9 April

2124

5

18°E

Lacus Mortis
150 km dia crater flooded with Imbrian age lava containing 40 km crater and rilles

Saturn (m = 0.4, dia = 19.3")
rises at 1725

-

14 May

0226

11

49°W

Crater J Herschel
156 km dia Pre- Nectarian age crater
with flat floor and heavily damaged rim

Saturn (m = 0.6, dia = 18.8")
rises at 1500

-

11 June

0120

9

31°W

Montes Carpatus
400 km long mountain range forming part of southern rim of Imbrium Basin

Saturn (m = 0.8, dia = 17.9")
sets at 0122

-

16 July

0658

15

98°W

Reiner Gamma
Bright Copernican age 41 km dia albedo feature on Oceanus Procellarum

Mercury (m = 0.2, dia = 7.3")
sets at 1913

-

13 August

0534

13

80°W

Craters Russell & Struve
Joined 103 km dia and 170 km dia Pre-Nectarian craters seen edge on

Neptune (m = 7.8, dia = 2.4")
rises at 1802

mp4 Vesta (m = 5.8) in Aquarius near 86 Aqr

10 September

0411

12

62°W

Mons Rumker
70 km dia complex of Imbrian age lunar domes with nearby wrinkle ridges

Neptune (m = 7.8, dia = 2.4")
rises at 1609

mp1 Ceres (m =7.7)
in Cetus near 2 Cet

8 October

0247

11

44°W

Sinus Iridum
260 km dia Imbrian age crater with missing south-eastern rim and flooded floor

Jupiter (m = -2.8, dia = 48.0")
rises at 1930

mp27 Euterpe (m =9.4)
in Cetus near 15 Cet

12 November

0527

17

110°W

Crater Petavius
177 km dia Imbrian age crater with prominent radial cleft and rilles

Jupiter (m = -2.9, dia = 49.0")
rises at 1652

mp1 Ceres (m =8.5)
in Aquarius near 104 Aqr


Last Updated on Sunday, 27 February 2011 21:14
 
2010 Brisbane Field Nights (incorporates Lunar Observing) PDF Print E-mail
Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Tony Dutton   
Follow this link for a single page printable calendar of Brisbane Field Nights, meetings and other observing nights.
 
Live impact of Kaguya into Moon PDF Print E-mail
Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Jonathan Bradshaw   

From 04:00 on the 11th of June 2009, we will be broadcasting the Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya (originally called Selene) ending its two years of science with a final impact experimenton the moon. What will we see? Knowbody knows!·Update: We know now - Nothing!

However for those who wanted to know the outcome, have a look at these infrared images taken by the Anglo Australian Telescope:

Kaguya Impact from AAT

Kaguya Impact: IRIS2- AAT - 4 frm, flash in 2, faint in 3 & 4.
2.3 µm nbf - TS=1s ex/0.6s by Jeremy Bailey and Steve Lee

 

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 April 2010 23:02
 
2009 Brisbane Field Nights (incorporates Lunar Observing) PDF Print E-mail
Activities - Lunar & Planetary Observing
Written by Tony Dutton   
Follow this link for a single page printable calendar of Brisbane Field Nights, meetings and other observing nights.
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 March 2009 12:33
 


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