CFAS MOON OBSERVING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Presented by Ray JonesCFAS Meeting

October 12, 2011

CFAS Moon Certificate Program

To qualify CFAS members must complete the program as established by the Moon Observing Society (MOS)

No time limit.CFAS pays for submission cost to MOS.Certificate presented at a CFAS meeting

CFAS Moon Certificate Program The following materials are to be used

1. Overview of the program (CFAS Moon Observing Certificate Program.pdf)

2. Geologic Processes On The Moon ( Lunar Geology.pdf)

3. Geological Processes on the Moon Test (Geology test.pdf)

4. Observation Log (LunerCertificateLog.pdf) All these items are located on the CFAS internet

site at: http://www.cfas.org/filemgmt/viewcat.php?cid=9

CFAS Moon Certificate Program To earn the ALS Study and Observing

Certificate one must complete the following steps: 1. Read the article "Geologic Processes On The Moon” 2. Complete an 'open book' test over the article

"Geologic Processes On The Moon”. 3. Observe a list of provided objects, and keep a log of

what was seen. Only 90% of these objects (81 out of 90) need observed to complete this requirement.

4. Turn in both the test and a copy of your log to the CFAS Observing Chairman. CFAS will pay the $8 (processing fee) to the Moon Society.

CFAS Moon Certificate ProgramReferences

1. http://www.Wikipedia.com Google the name of the object Select the wikipedia.com link listed for the

target object Info will include picture and location.

2. http://www.inconstantmoon.com Select selenoraphia Click on the area chart for the target object to

obtain a very detailed photograph of the area around the object.

Moon Observing LogMare Crisium Grouping

1. Mare Crisium: a lava filled basin from the Nectarian Period. Multiple rings can be seen to the north, though they are heavily degraded. The innermost ring is covered with lava, and so appears as a mare ridge. The lava was contained by the second ring.

Date:_______ Equipment: ________________________Time:______ Zone____

Description: ________________________________________________________

Mare CrisiumGoogle:\ Mare Crisium

- Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMare Crisium (the "Sea of Crises") is a lunar mare

located in the Moon's Crisium basin, just northeast of Mare Tranquillitatis. This basin is of the Pre-Imbrian ...

Moon Observing Log2. Dorsum Oppel: a prominent mare

ridge. This was formed by lava covering the innermost ring. The lava later subsided to become the mare ridge.

Time:______ ZDate______________________________________________Date:_______ Equipment: ________________________Time:______ Zone____

Description: ________________________________________________________

Dorsum OppelFrom Wikipedia:

Dorsum Oppel is a wrinkle ridge at 18 42 52 36 / 18.7 52.6 / 18.7° ′N ° ′E °N °E; 52.6 in Mare Crisium on the Moon. It is 268 km long and was named after Albert Oppel in 1976.

Wikipedia chart

Link to Inconstant moon charts. (These charts can be orientated in 4 ways.) : tohttp://www.inconstantmoon.com/atlas.htm

Moon Observing Log3. Crater Swift: a good example of a simple

crater.

Date:_______ Equipment: ________________________Time:______ Zone____

Description: ________________________________________________________

Crater SwiftSwift (lunar crater) (From Wikipedia.com)

Swift is a tiny lunar impact crater that is located in the northwestern part of the Mare Crisium, in the northeast part of the Moon's near side. Within two crater diameters to the south is the larger crater Peirce. Swift was previously designated Peirce B before being named by the IAU.

This formation is circular and bowl-shaped, with a small floor at the mid-point of the sloping interior walls. It is a symmetrical crater with little appearance of wear from minor impacts.

This crater has been incorrectly named 'Graham' on some maps.

Crater Swift located in Mare Crisium

tohttp://www.inconstantmoon.com/atlas.htm

Picture from Wikipedia

NASA Picture on CFAS web

Link to Inconstant moon charts. (These charts can be orientated in 4 ways.) :

So now you only have only 88 objects to go!