Congratulations to James Paciello for earning the Astronomical League’s Award for completing the “Lunar Observing Program”.James met the AL requirements to observe and document 100 features on the moon. These 100 features are broken down into three groups: 18 naked eye, 46 binocular, and 36 telescopic features.
James was presented with his award certificate and award pin at the February SMAS meeting by James Cantu, our Astronomical League Correspondent.James was also listed in the Awards section of the March 2020 edition of the Astronomical League’s magazine “Reflector”.See photos attached.
Speaking of moon viewing, looks like there are several features presenting themselves this Saturday if the weather decides to cooperate - see the following excerpt from for a description of what possibly lies in-store (feel free to add any additional commentary James you may feel beneficial).
Best,
Rick & LB
(from the current LVAAS club posting): "In the eastern sky, there will be an almost full moon positioned in the mouth of Leo, the lion. This will give us a chance to see a couple of craters, Cavalerius and Hevelius, that we don't often get a chance to look at during star parties. Cavalerius is a fairly typical complex crater whereas the floor of Hevelius has been flooded with lava and is crisscrossed with rilles. There should also be a good view of Aristarchus, the brightest crater on the surface of the Moon, and one of my favorite lunar regions, the Bay of Rainbows"
On Mar 2, 2020, at 19:41, Jim Sanders <sandersj@...> wrote:
Congratulations to James Paciello for earning the Astronomical League’s Award for completing the “Lunar Observing Program”.James met the AL requirements to observe and document 100 features on the moon. These 100 features are broken down into three groups: 18 naked eye, 46 binocular, and 36 telescopic features.
James was presented with his award certificate and award pin at the February SMAS meeting by James Cantu, our Astronomical League Correspondent.James was also listed in the Awards section of the March 2020 edition of the Astronomical League’s magazine “Reflector”.See photos attached.
