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821:, West Germany, had observed a bright glow on the lunar surface—the same sort of eerie luminescence that has intrigued Moon watchers for centuries. The report was passed on to Houston and thence to the astronauts. Neil Armstrong reported back: "Hey, Houston. I'm looking north up toward Aristarchus now, and I can't really tell at that distance whether I really am looking at Aristarchus, but there's an area there that is considerably more illuminated than the surrounding area. It just has – seems to have a slight amount of fluorescence to it as a crater can be seen, and the area around the crater is quite bright." 127:
which was below writhed, as it were, in anxiety, and, to put it in the words of those who reported it to me and saw it with their own eyes, the moon throbbed like a wounded snake. Afterwards it resumed its proper state. This phenomenon was repeated a dozen times or more, the flame assuming various twisting shapes at random and then returning to normal. Then after these transformations the moon from horn to horn, that is along its whole length, took on a blackish appearance.
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during the time of this two-year mission. These observations could be explained by the slow and visually imperceptible diffusion of gas to the surface, or by discrete explosive events. In support of explosive outgassing, it has been suggested that a roughly 3 km (1.9 mi) diameter region of
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There was a bright new moon, and as usual in that phase its horns were tilted toward the east; and suddenly the upper horn split in two. From the midpoint of this division a flaming torch sprang up, spewing out, over a considerable distance, fire, hot coals, and sparks. Meanwhile the body of the moon
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It is possible that many transient phenomena might not be associated with the Moon itself but could be a result of unfavourable observing conditions or phenomena associated with the Earth. For instance, some reported transient phenomena are for objects near the resolution of the employed telescopes.
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features were recorded the following night that did not change in appearance over the six minutes of data collection. Observations three days later showed a similar, but smaller, anomaly in the same vicinity. While the viewing conditions for this region were close to specular, it was argued that the
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Reports of transient lunar phenomena range from foggy patches to permanent changes of the lunar landscape. Cameron classifies these as (1) gaseous, involving mists and other forms of obscuration, (2) reddish colorations, (3) green, blue or violet colorations, (4) brightenings, and (5) darkening. Two
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by a network of amateur astronomers. Several events were reported, of which four of these were photographed both beforehand and afterward by the spacecraft. However, careful analysis of these images shows no discernible differences at these sites. This does not necessarily imply that these reports
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on Earth. No accounts of such a memorable storm have been found in any known historical records, including several astronomical archives from around the world. In light of this, it is suspected that the group of monks (the event's only known witnesses) saw the atmospheric explosion of a directly
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Some TLPs may be caused by gas escaping from underground cavities. These gaseous events are purported to display a distinctive reddish hue, while others have appeared as white clouds or an indistinct haze. The majority of TLPs appear to be associated with floor-fractured craters, the edges of
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through a polaroid filter to cut down the glare. The eastern wall of the crater was not visible; when the filter was rotated the wall appeared, indicating that the area was reflecting polarized light. Although the same area has been examined since, this phenomenon has not been noticed
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and other astronomers of his observations. Herschel attributed the phenomena to erupting volcanoes and perceived the luminosity of the brightest of the three as greater than the brightness of a comet that had been discovered on April 10. His observations were made while an
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states (1978, Event Serial No. 778): "This and their November observations started the modern interest and observing the Moon." The credibility of their findings stemmed from Greenacre's exemplary reputation as an impeccable cartographer, rather than from any photographic
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The most significant problem that faces reports of transient lunar phenomena is that the vast majority of these were made either by a single observer or at a single location on Earth (or both). The multitude of reports for transient phenomena occurring at the same
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On the evening of August 16, 1725, the Italian astronomer Francesco Bianchini saw a reddish light streak across the floor of crater Plato, "like a bar stretching straight from one end to the other" along the major axis of the foreshortened elliptical shape of the
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On July 3, 1882, several residents of Lebanon, Connecticut, observed two pyramidal luminous protuberances on the Moon's upper limb. They were not large, but gave the Moon a look strikingly like that of a horned owl or the head of an English bull
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was filled with shadow, that two beams of light traversed two-thirds of the floor from the western wall resembling searchlights; they were parallel and well-defined, and had the appearance of passing through a slight vapour resting on the
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of sunlight. The favored hypothesis was that this was the consequence of light scattering from clouds of airborne particles resulting from a release of gas. The fractured floor of this crater was cited as a possible source of the
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Claims of short-lived lunar phenomena go back at least 1,000 years, with some having been observed independently by multiple witnesses or reputable scientists. Nevertheless, the majority of transient lunar phenomenon reports are
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conditions, it is possible to judge whether some reports were simply due to a misinterpretation of what the observer regarded as an abnormality. Furthermore, with digital images, it is possible to simulate atmospheric spectral
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were a result of observational error, as it is possible that outgassing events on the lunar surface might not leave a visible marker, but neither is it encouraging for the hypothesis that these were authentic lunar phenomena.
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mission in July 1969, Houston radioed to Apollo 11: "We've got an observation you can make if you have some time up there. There's been some lunar transient events reported in the vicinity of Aristarchus." Astronomers in
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On January 29, 1983, several members of the British Astronomical Association (BAA) observed abnormal brightness and purplish coloration at the bowl shaped crater Torricelli B north-northeast of the pear shaped crater
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extensive catalogs of transient lunar phenomena exist, with the most recent tallying 2,254 events going back to the 6th century. Of the most reliable of these events, at least one-third come from the vicinity of the
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This description appears outlandish, perhaps due to the writer's and viewers' lack of understanding of astronomical phenomena. In 1976, Jack Hartung proposed that this described the formation of the
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the lunar surface was "recently" modified by a gas release event. The age of this feature is believed to be about 1 million years old, suggesting that such large phenomena occur only infrequently.
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Professor Hakan Kayal of the Space Technology at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) in Bavaria, Germany – Moon telescope set up in Spain, to investigate Transient Lunar Phenomena
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On October 15, 1789, J.H.Schröter observed two bright bursts of light, each one of them composed of many single, separate small sparks, appearing on the night side of the Moon near crater
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Cudnik, Brian M.; Palmer, David W.; Palmer, David M.; Cook, Anthony; Venable, Roger; Gural, Peter S. (2003). "The Observation and Characterization of Lunar Meteoroid Impact Phenomena".
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on the Moon could be used as evidence supporting their existence. However, in the absence of eyewitness reports from multiple observers at multiple locations on Earth for the same
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Bianchini, Observations concerning the planet Venus, translated by Sally Beaumont, Springer, 1996, p. 23, from Bianchini, Hesperi et phosphori nova phaenomena, Rome, 1728, pp. 5–6
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On November 15, 1965, personnel of the Trident Engineering Associates, Inc., Annapolis, Md. observed via Moon-Blink device a color phenomenon which lasted at least four hours.
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charging of particles within a gas-borne dust cloud could give rise to electrostatic discharges visible from Earth. Finally, electrostatic levitation of dust near the
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In 1902, French astronomer Albert Charbonneaux, using the Meudon 33-inch refractor telescope at the Paris Observatory, noticed a small white cloud west of crater
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Explanations for the transient lunar phenomena fall in four classes: outgassing, impact events, electrostatic phenomena, and unfavorable observation conditions.
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to re-observe sites where transient lunar phenomena were reported in the past. By documenting the appearance of these features under the same illumination and
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and reported a rose-pink coloration which persisted for a time and then faded. See also J.H.Mädler between 1830 and 1840, Barcroft in 1940, and Hill in 1988.
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On November 24, 1865, Williams and two others observed for one hour and a half a distinct bright speck like an 8 magnitude star on the dark side near crater
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of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center noticed a great many star-like points on the Moon. They were seen by a group of observers who accompanied her.
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On July 16, 1964, AAVSO member Thomas A. Cragg (1927–2011) observed a 3 km diameter "temporary hill casting a shadow" southeast of crater Ross D in
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The Earth's atmosphere can give rise to significant temporal distortions that could be confused with actual lunar phenomena (an effect known as
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Cameron, W. S. (1978, July). Lunar transient phenomena catalog (NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S 78-03). Greenbelt, MD: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Eight individual frames taken from a video of the lunar crater Clavius showing the effect of the Earth's atmosphere on astronomical images
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On October 29, 1963, two Aeronautical Chart and Information Center cartographers, James Clarke Greenacre and Edward M. Barr, at the
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In September 1973, the Dutch author of books on mysterious phenomena Hans van Kampen and a friend (Van Cleef) observed near crater
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K.E.Chilton: "At times, light is polarized in areas on the moon. On the night of September 18, 1968, I was observing the crater
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On January 30, 1947, Harold Hill observed an abnormal absence of the main peak's shadow at the central mountain group of crater
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effects related to the fracturing of near-surface materials could charge any gases that might be present, such as implanted
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On December 28, 1985, Harold Hill observed an extraordinary brilliance at the mid-section of the east inner wall of crater
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using a one-meter (3.2-foot) telescope. While observations on the night of December 29, 1992, were normal, unusually high
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On January 1, 1983, Harold Hill noticed an unusual bright appearance of craterlet Furnerius A near the pronounced crater
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In 1940, American amateur astronomer David P. Barcroft (1897–1974) observed a pronounced reddish-brown color near crater
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charging or discharging might be able to account for some of the transient lunar phenomena. One possibility is that
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On April 1, 1988, Harold Hill noticed rosy-tinged areas fringing the northern edge of the lava sheet near crater
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On January 16–17, 1956, Robert Miles of Woodland, Calif., noticed a flash of white or bright blue light east of
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Impact events are continually occurring on the lunar surface. The most common events are those associated with
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On November 15, 1953, Dr. Leon Stuart photographed a lunar flare at approximately 10 miles southeast of crater
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and noticed a minute but brilliant flash of light which he described as looking very much like the flash of an
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in November 1949, and also in June and July 1950, Bartlett noticed a white spot at the central part of crater
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On May 20, 1948, British amateur astronomer Richard M. Baum noted a reddish glow to the northeast of crater
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to the surface. In particular, results show that radon gas was emanating from the vicinity of the craters
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On December 27, 1982, British Moon observer Harold Hill noticed the absence of the principal craterlet (
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observed a bright spot at the location of the bowl-shaped craterlet Posidonius C on the floor of crater
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transformed it into one of the most widely publicized TLP events. Kopal, like others, had argued that
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On November 1–2, 1791, J.H.Schröter noticed the bowl-shaped crater Posidonius A on the floor of crater
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oncoming meteor in chance alignment, from their specific vantage point, with the far more distant Moon.
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P. H., Schultz; Staid, M. I. & Pieters, C. M. (2006). "Lunar activity from recent gas release".
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Harold Hill: "A number of observers have claimed in the past that the inner slopes of the formation
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exploding in the air at a distance of about ten miles. In color it was on the orange side of yellow.
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and Thomas Rackham made the first photographs of a "wide area lunar luminescence". His article in
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On October 29, 1983, Harold Hill observed abnormal brightness at the hillock just north of crater
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In 1794, a report circulated that it was possible to see a volcano on the Moon with the naked eye.
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An overview of the more famous historical accounts of transient phenomena include the following:
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One attempt to overcome the above problems with transient phenomena reports was made during the
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On May 11, 1954, Peter Cattermole observed the disappearance of the central mountains of crater
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S. Lawson, Stefanie L.; W. Feldman; D. Lawrence; K. Moore; R. Elphic & R. Belian (2005).
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On November 19, 1958, Raymond J. Stein of Newark observed a change in the shadow of crater
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noticed some sort of phosphorescent glow on the shadowed southern part of the walled plain
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In 1967, T.J.C.A.Moseley of the Armagh Observatory recorded a flash in the area of crater
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On December 23, 1958, Greek observers of the moon noticed a greenish coloration at crater
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Kopal, Z.; Rackham, T. W. (1963). "Excitation of lunar luminescence by solar activity".
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have a greenish, almost translucent cast or sheen when seen at the evening terminator."
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and recorded a "puff of whitish vapour obscuring details for some miles in the area".
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Greenacre, J. A. (December 1963). "A recent observation of lunar colour phenomena".
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N°2374) noted on two occasions near sunrise, when the interior of the walled plain
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while in orbit around the Moon (First Revolution, 21:11:09 GMT, December 10, 1972).
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K.E.Chilton, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol.63, page 203
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observed an apparent half-hour "eruption" that took place on the central peak of
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Kopal, Z.; Rackham, T. W. (March 1964). "Lunar luminescence and solar flares".
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which is of a slightly reddish hue, and is detectable with a moonblink device."
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On the night of November 1–2, 1963, a few days after Greenacre's event, at the
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On June 17, 1931, N.J.Giddings and his wife observed unusual flashes of light (
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noticed three red glowing spots on the dark part of the Moon. He informed King
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Zahner, D. D. (1963–64, December–January). Air force reports lunar changes.
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Audouin Dollfus, A (2000). "Langrenus: Transient Illuminations on the Moon".
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On February 10, 1949, F.H.Thornton, using an 18-inch reflector, observed the
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Short-lived light, color, or change in appearance on the surface of the Moon
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could potentially give rise to some form of phenomenon visible from Earth.
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American amateur astronomer David Barcroft (1897–1974) had seen the crater
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On April 15, 1948, F.H.Thornton, using a 9-inch reflector, observed crater
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Richard Zito, R (1989). "A new mechanism for lunar transient phenomena".
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In 1951, Richard Myer Baum (1930–2017) observed the regions near crater
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On October 31, 1968, K.E.Chilton observed a red-colored glow in crater
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Epic Moon: A History of Lunar Exploration in the Age of the Telescope
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Epic Moon, a history of lunar exploration in the age of the telescope
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seemed hazy and obscured; the rest of the crater was clearly visible.
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On February 19, 1885, Gray saw a small crater near the larger crater
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Most lunar scientists will acknowledge that transient events such as
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B. Buratti, B; W. McConnochie; S. Calkins & J. Hillier (2000).
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Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, Volume 1: The Solar System
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In 1968, J.C.McConnell reported that the north-east wall of crater
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a bright point of light which was visible for almost two minutes.
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looked misty to the Welsh-born engineer and amateur astronomer
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On February 22, 1931, Joulia observed a reddish glow in crater
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During the night of April 19, 1787, the British astronomer Sir
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rates and sizes of large meteoroids striking the lunar surface
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had changed its appearance. Based on drawings made earlier by
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On November 26, 1540, a transient phenomenon appeared between
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The Moon and the Planets, A Catalog of Astronomical Anomalies
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using a 48-inch (122-cm) reflector telescope equipped with a
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noticed a temporary white spot in the central part of crater
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On June 15, 1913, the British civil engineer and astronomer
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To a Rocky Moon, a Geologist's History of Lunar Exploration
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On February 21, 1885, Knopp observed red patches in crater
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saw one or more star-like appearances on the eclipsed Moon.
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Herschel, W. (1956, May). Herschel’s ‘Lunar volcanos.’
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noticed a small red glowing area on the Moon's night side.
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On May 19, 1912, Austrian astronomer and rocketry pioneer
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noticed a speck of light close to the eastern foot of the
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Mysterious Universe, A Handbook of Astronomical Anomalies
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once saw for a short time on the dark side, near craters
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amplitude of the observations were not consistent with a
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Marie C. Cook, "The strange behaviour of Torricelli B",
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observed a bright flash-like phenomenon north of crater
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at sunrise "glowing with a curious milky kind of light".
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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J. F. Julius Schmidt (1867). "The Lunar Crater Linne".
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In support of the outgassing hypothesis, data from the
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reported an upheaval on the Moon shortly after sunset:
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Kopal, Z. (May 1965). "The luminescence of the moon".
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N.J.Giddings, "Lightning-like phenomena on the Moon",
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observed a strong reddish tint closely east of crater
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It has been suggested that effects related to either
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On June 25, 1955, mountaineer and amateur astronomer
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noticed that the internal detail of the walled plain
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A photograph made on September 30, 1901, through the
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In 1887, French amateur astronomer and selenographer
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In 1866, the experienced lunar observer and mapmaker
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Observations are currently being coordinated by the
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that could be used to distinguish among alternative
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in his co-authorship of NASA Technical Report R-277
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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
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858:(14th Revolution, 22:28:27 GMT, December 11, 1972). 790:On April 13, 1968, during the eclipse of the Moon, 652:
which had a 'pseudo central peak' casting a shadow.
630:detected curious ray-like features crossing crater 150:. This event is depicted on a contemporary woodcut. 1917:, blz 67, Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde (VVS), 1969 532:On August 31, 1944, the floor of the walled plain 381:A photograph made on August 26, 1898, through the 2701: 2686: 319:On March 27, 1882, A.S.Williams saw the floor of 4513: 2535:"Langrenus: Transient Illuminations on the Moon" 2137:O'Connell, Robert; Cook, Anthony (August 2013). 1376:"Chronological Catalog of Reported Lunar Events" 521:noticed a moving dot of white light near crater 2497: 2473:Journal of the British Astronomical Association 2343:– Final Report, Washington – NASA, October 1966 2219:Journal of the British Astronomical Association 2217:Moore, P. (2001). "Thomas Rackham, 1919–2001". 2143:Journal of the British Astronomical Association 1423: 1406: 1066:spectrometer indicate the recent outgassing of 293:On August 31, 1877, English amateur astronomer 3111:Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers 2029: 1969:P.72, Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde (VVS), 1969 1772:P.72, Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde (VVS), 1969 1492:"The Mysterious Case of Crater Giordano Bruno" 648:On July 15, 1955, V.A.Firsoff observed crater 517:On July 10, 1941, American amateur astronomer 389:as a bright spot without shadow, although the 61:Chronological Catalog of Reported Lunar Events 3176: 3051:William Sheehan & Thomas Dobbins (2001). 2752: 835:mission in December 1972, Lunar Module Pilot 241:Between 1830 and 1840, the German astronomer 195:On September 26, 1789, the German astronomer 192:was seen by a Maltese observer named d'Angos. 2935: 2900: 2313: 2243: 1545:Astronomical Society of the Pacific Leaflets 1288:William P. Sheehan & Thomas A. Dobbins: 1197:Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 941:reported anomalous features on the floor of 761:On April 30 and May 1, 1966, Peter Sartory, 662:On November 2, 1958, the Russian astronomer 1543:Kopal, Z. (December 1966). "Lunar flares". 23:This map, based on a survey of 300 TLPs by 3183: 3169: 2987:"New Research into Mysterious Moon Storms" 1264:(Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, VVS, 1969). 1114: 458:observed a 'small reddish spot' in crater 119:On June 18, 1178, five or more monks from 2961: 2691:. Planetary Science Research Discoveries. 2671: 2092: 1640:, page 125 (lunar crater N°128: Carlini). 1449: 1170: 495:On August 2, 1939, British moon observer 447:of some sort of white material at crater 370:gives drawings of a probable eruption of 2139:"Revisiting The 1963 Aristarchus Events" 1531:An Account of Three Volcanos in the Moon 1285:(The University of Arizona Press, 1993). 1250:(Sidgwick & Jackson – London, 1969). 1118: 748:could be the cause of such a phenomenon. 714:; and the southwest interior rim of the 97: 18: 3127: 2632:William P. Sheehan, Thomas A. Dobbins: 2619:William P. Sheehan, Thomas A. Dobbins: 2588:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 2571:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 2532: 2189: 2032:"The Kozyrev Observations of Alphonsus" 1952:William P. Sheehan, Thomas A. Dobbins: 1885:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 1809:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 1577:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 1237:Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes 355:One night in 1892, American astronomer 304:On August 6–7, 1881, German astronomer 4514: 2813: 2811: 2431:40 jaar UFO's: de feiten – de meningen 2412: 2410: 1675: 1673: 1594:Schröter and Lunar Transient Phenomena 282:On January 4, 1873, French astronomer 3164: 2615: 2613: 2454: 2452: 2370: 2368: 2366: 2364: 2362: 2278: 2237: 2216: 2190:Meaburn, J. (June 1994). "Z. Kopal". 1823: 1821: 1790: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1778: 1751: 1749: 1747: 1745: 1619: 1617: 1615: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1542: 846:While in orbit, Command Module Pilot 503:was obliterated by an extensive mist. 443:observed the last one of a series of 2821:. NASA. 6 March 2017. Archived from 2418:Apollo 17 Preliminary Science Report 1735:"A Curious Appearance of the Moon", 1402: 1400: 1366: 1364: 334:glow dull red "with vivid contrast". 2808: 2753:Tony Phillips (November 30, 2001). 2533:Dollfus, Audouin (March 11, 1999). 2407: 1670: 1278:(Cambridge University Press, 1991). 1158:Unfavourable observation conditions 13: 2794:10.1023/B:MOON.0000034498.32831.3c 2610: 2449: 2359: 1972: 1818: 1775: 1742: 1612: 1555: 1480:"Historic lunar impact questioned" 1451:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1976.tb00319.x 854:noticed a light flash eastward of 14: 4553: 4401:Lilith (hypothetical second moon) 3096: 2689:"Recent Gas Escape from the Moon" 2301:10.1038/scientificamerican0565-28 2030:Dinsmore Alter, Dinsmore (1959). 2020:Strolling Astronomer, 10:20, 1956 1397: 1361: 1271:(W.W.Norton & Company, 1976). 4497: 4485: 4473: 4461: 4449: 4423: 4422: 4364:Moon landing conspiracy theories 3287: 3128:Poratta, David (June 27, 2007). 2356:, Sky and Telescope, 33:27, 1967 2018:Another Flashing Lunar Mountain? 1201:British Astronomical Association 1082: 963: 937:In 1992, Audouin Dollfus of the 641:observed a faint mist in crater 492:) on the night side of the Moon. 393:(day-night boundary) was nearby. 177:(northern lights) rippled above 3786:Selenographic coordinate system 3116:Lunar Impact Monitoring Program 2999: 2978: 2936:David Hughes, David W. (1980). 2929: 2894: 2880: 2851: 2837: 2765: 2746: 2695: 2680: 2639: 2626: 2597: 2580: 2563: 2526: 2491: 2478: 2465: 2436: 2433:(De Kern, Baarn, 1987), blz 139 2423: 2381: 2346: 2334: 2307: 2272: 2210: 2183: 2174: 2161: 2130: 2113: 2086: 2074: 2062: 2023: 2011: 1998: 1985: 1959: 1946: 1933: 1920: 1907: 1894: 1873: 1860: 1847: 1834: 1801: 1762: 1729: 1712: 1699: 1686: 1643: 1630: 1599: 1586: 1569: 1536: 1494:. NASA. Retrieved 13 July 2013. 1232:(The Sourcebook Project, 1985). 1225:(The Sourcebook Project, 1979). 1038: 366:1891–1897, American astronomer 308:observed the region of craters 4537:Unsolved problems in astronomy 4313:Artificial objects on the Moon 2845:"Bright Explosion on the Moon" 1519: 1510: 1497: 1485: 1482:. BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2013. 1472: 1458: 1417: 1030:T. W. Webb recommended crater 1: 3404:Total penumbral lunar eclipse 2605:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 2486:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 2460:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 2444:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 1980:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 1928:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 1855:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1829:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1720:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1707:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1694:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1625:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 1607:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1478:Kettlewell, Jo (1 May 2001). 1350: 1276:A Portfolio of Lunar Drawings 1255:Op Ontdekking in het Maanland 1215: 1046: 879:) on the floor of the crater 481:) observed a bluish 'glare'. 290:which was "filled with mist". 4379:Moon is made of green cheese 3673:Permanently shadowed craters 2923:10.1016/0019-1035(89)90048-1 2542:Observatoire de Paris Report 2266:10.1016/0019-1035(63)90075-7 1866:"Change in a Lunar Crater", 1529:, pp. 302–304. (Reprint of 931: 869: 825: 700: 591: 397: 235: 154: 71:and do not possess adequate 7: 2938:"Transient lunar phenomena" 2859:"2005-06 Impact Candidates" 2121:Review of Popular Astronomy 1868:American Journal of Science 1505:An Analysis of Lunar Events 1466:"The Giordano Bruno Crater" 1296: 1243:(Dover Publications, 1962). 732:Observatoire du Pic-du-Midi 525:in the southern section of 421:In 1905, German astronomer 113: 79:to explain their origins. 10: 4558: 4306:Craters named after people 3779:Transient lunar phenomenon 3427:Solar eclipses on the Moon 3084:, Cassel & Co., 2001, 3059:. Willmann-Bell. pp.  2687:G. Jeffrey Taylor (2006). 980:, a minute point of light. 970:Johann Hieronymus Schröter 890:at the evening terminator. 423:Friedrich Simon Archenhold 363:filled with luminous haze. 243:Johann Heinrich von Mädler 197:Johann Hieronymus Schröter 55:. The term was created by 45:lunar transient phenomenon 37:transient lunar phenomenon 4417: 4246: 4214: 4119: 4036: 3956: 3795: 3498: 3296: 3285: 3207: 3198: 3109:Lunar transient phenomena 3103:Lunar Transient Phenomena 2819:"Lunar impact monitoring" 2071:, February 1959, page 211 746:Solar Energetic Particles 359:found the bowl of crater 284:Étienne Léopold Trouvelot 3190: 2774:Earth, Moon, and Planets 2755:"Explosions on the Moon" 2354:Color Events on the Moon 2006:The Old Moon and the New 1881:The Old Moon and the New 1796:The Old Moon and the New 1757:The Old Moon and the New 1724:The Old Moon and the New 1722:, blz 356. V.A.Firsoff, 1503:Barbara M. Middlehurst, 1424:Jack B. Hartung (1976). 1248:The Old Moon and the New 734:in the French Pyrenees, 724:Winifred Sawtell Cameron 490:lightning-like phenomena 228:without internal shadow. 4527:Observational astronomy 4327:Moon in science fiction 3832:Giant-impact hypothesis 3680:South Pole–Aitken basin 2786:2003EM&P...93...97C 2328:1964S&T....27..140K 2107:1963S&T....26..316G 1246:Valdemar Axel Firsoff: 1115:Electrostatic phenomena 441:William Henry Pickering 368:William Henry Pickering 346:Casimir Marie Gaudibert 295:Arthur Stanley Williams 185:had peaked in May 1787. 4348:futuristic exploration 3871:Late Heavy Bombardment 3035:10.1006/icar.2000.6373 2520:10.1006/icar.2000.6395 1883:, page 185. T.W.Webb, 1372:Barbara M. Middlehurst 1292:(Willmann Bell, 2001). 1171:Debated status of TLPs 1124: 357:Edward Emerson Barnard 129: 32: 25:Barbara M. Middlehurst 4542:Unexplained phenomena 4408:Splitting of the Moon 4320:Memorials on the Moon 3924:Lunar sample displays 3606:Peak of eternal light 3132:. Columbia University 2847:. NASA. May 17, 2013. 2761:on February 23, 2010. 2393:Apollo Flight Journal 2083:, June 1961, page 337 1993:New Guide to the Moon 1941:New Guide to the Moon 1842:New Guide to the Moon 1681:New Guide to the Moon 1652:Astronomical Register 1345:Splitting of the Moon 1269:New Guide to the Moon 1257:(Het Spectrum, 1949). 1235:Thomas William Webb: 1122: 939:Observatoire de Paris 639:Valdemar Axel Firsoff 277:cannot at all be seen 132:Giordano Bruno crater 124: 98:Description of events 63:, published in 1968. 22: 4522:Astronomical imaging 2673:10.1029/2005JE002433 1228:William R. Corliss: 1221:William R. Corliss: 1099:spacecraft, India's 753:Mare Tranquillitatis 485: ? (1867–1908). 306:Hermann Joseph Klein 265:J. F. Julius Schmidt 188:In December 1787, a 3908:Lunar laser ranging 3151:Flashes on the Moon 3027:2000Icar..146...98B 2954:1980Natur.285..438H 2915:1989Icar...82..419Z 2825:on 4 September 2019 2724:10.1038/nature05303 2716:2006Natur.444..184S 2664:2005JGRE..110.9009L 2512:2000Icar..146..430D 2316:Sky & Telescope 2293:1965SciAm.212e..28K 2281:Scientific American 2258:1963Icar....2..481K 2231:2001JBAA..111..291M 2204:1994QJRAS..35..229M 2155:2013JBAA..123..197O 2095:Sky & Telescope 2048:1959PASP...71...46A 1737:Scientific American 1664:1867AReg....5..109S 1442:1976Metic..11..187H 1408:Winifred S. Cameron 1303:Geology of the Moon 1165:astronomical seeing 1019:Spanish astronomer 956:specular reflection 925:Oceanus Procellarum 741:Scientific American 603:Oceanus Procellarum 527:Oceanus Procellarum 512:Oceanus Procellarum 483:Percy B. Molesworth 251:Oceanus Procellarum 105:Aristarchus plateau 73:control experiments 4057:Lunisolar calendar 3726:Lunar basalt 70017 3473:Tidal acceleration 3328:Perigee and apogee 3218:Internal structure 3121:2013-05-17 at the 3105:NASA feature story 3045:General references 2378:, Vol.63, page 203 2341:Project Moon-Blink 2169:Ranger to the moon 1334:Project Moon-Blink 1324:Observing the Moon 1189:Clementine mission 1125: 1021:Josep Comas i Solà 716:Aristarchus crater 708:Lowell Observatory 664:Nikolai A. Kozyrev 538:Hugh Percy Wilkins 33: 4532:Lunar observation 4437: 4436: 4387:Natural satellite 3846:Lunar magma ocean 3622:Volcanic features 2710:(7116): 184–186. 2551:on March 22, 2022 2429:Hans van Kampen, 2167:Ley, W. (1965). 2081:Sky and Telescope 2069:Sky and Telescope 1527:Sky and Telescope 1281:Don E. Wilhelms: 1144:daughter products 1101:Moon Impact Probe 900:Sinus Asperitatis 439:In January 1913, 267:claimed that the 4549: 4502: 4501: 4500: 4490: 4489: 4488: 4478: 4477: 4476: 4466: 4465: 4454: 4453: 4452: 4445: 4430: 4426: 4425: 4410: 4403: 4396: 4389: 4382: 4373: 4366: 4357: 4350: 4343: 4336: 4329: 4322: 4315: 4308: 4299: 4292: 4285: 4278: 4271: 4264: 4257: 4239: 4232: 4230:Meridian passage 4225: 4207: 4200: 4193: 4186: 4179: 4172: 4165: 4158: 4149: 4142: 4135: 4112: 4105: 4098: 4091: 4080: 4073: 4066: 4059: 4052: 4029: 4022: 4013: 4006: 3999: 3992: 3983: 3976: 3969: 3949: 3947:Lunar seismology 3940: 3933: 3926: 3917: 3910: 3903: 3896: 3889: 3882: 3880:Lunar meteorites 3873: 3866: 3859: 3848: 3841: 3834: 3827: 3820: 3813: 3806: 3788: 3781: 3774: 3765: 3758: 3751: 3749:Space weathering 3744: 3735: 3728: 3721: 3714: 3707: 3698: 3691: 3682: 3675: 3668: 3661: 3654: 3645: 3638: 3631: 3624: 3617: 3608: 3601: 3592: 3585: 3574: 3567: 3560: 3553: 3546: 3539: 3532: 3527: 3520: 3513: 3491: 3482: 3475: 3468: 3461: 3454: 3445: 3436: 3429: 3422: 3413: 3406: 3399: 3392: 3385: 3378: 3371: 3362: 3353: 3346: 3339: 3330: 3323: 3316: 3314:Orbital elements 3309: 3291: 3278: 3271: 3264: 3257: 3248: 3241: 3234: 3227: 3220: 3185: 3178: 3171: 3162: 3161: 3140: 3138: 3137: 3074: 3058: 3039: 3038: 3012: 3003: 2997: 2996: 2982: 2976: 2975: 2965: 2963:10.1038/285438a0 2933: 2927: 2926: 2898: 2892: 2891: 2884: 2878: 2877: 2875: 2874: 2855: 2849: 2848: 2841: 2835: 2834: 2832: 2830: 2815: 2806: 2805: 2769: 2763: 2762: 2757:. 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Index


Barbara M. Middlehurst
Patrick Moore
Moon
Patrick Moore
irreproducible
control experiments
hypotheses
outgassing
impact cratering
geologic time
Aristarchus plateau
Canterbury
Giordano Bruno crater
meteor storm
Mare Serenitatis
Mare Imbrium
William Herschel
George III
aurora borealis
Padua
sunspots
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
Montes Alpes
Plato
Mare Imbrium
William Herschel
Posidonius
Johann Heinrich von Mädler
Lichtenberg

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