Observing the Moon

DaveWeixelman

April 1, 2026

For the April meeting, Dave Weixelman will cover a number of topics about the Moon, including the leading theory on the Moon’s origin.  The talk will also cover lunar libration, which is an interesting topic by itself.  Then he will point out the location and characteristics for 10 of the most famous telescopic features on the Moon.  This will include major craters like Tycho, Plato, and Clavius. 

Dave is a retired Forest Service botanist.  He has been an amateur astronomer since Junior High School when he built his first telescope – an 8-inch reflector.  Since those days, Dave has been an avid visual observer, and imager of the night sky using both deep sky and nightscape imaging techniques.

 

** Note **

For the “Summer Season” (July and August) the NC Astronomers will sometimes meet on-line via Zoom for special programs. Club members will receive the keys to the Zoom conference in their email via Groups.io.

NC Astronomers Meets on the 1st Wednesday each month at 7pm in the
Madelyn Helling Library Community Room
980 Helling Way
Nevada City, CA 95959
(September – May)

** NC Astronomers “YouTube” channel **

Many of the presentations are recorded and posted to the club’s YouTube channel.

Please see https://www.youtube.com/@ncastronomers9981/videos