Re: MOON - VESTA, July, 07

Moon, July 12
03h UTC

coords: 05 07 n 27 57
cent long trmntr: w 58.86
sin long: -0.8277
ecc ell: 0.5208
dist: 230 253 mi / 370 557 km
diam: 32.2'
illum: 7.3%
Moonrise London: 00:55 GMT on 12th

Features: N- W Limb unfavorable but Hevelius, Cavalerius, Olbers
Eddington, Struve, etc might be fair to view

S- Bouvard, Baade, Inghirami ect. Libration does favor Bailly,
Legentil,
Drygalski on S Limb
Libration: e 2.86d, s 5.67d

Moon trav 13.282d @ 0.551 d/h

VESTA: 16 04 11 s 16 21
6.3 mag, trav 13"/h
Vesta is ca 2.5 d ENE of Theta Lib.

Clear Skies,
Ben, 90.125 n 35.539

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