Lunar Day Thirteen

Abstract

Tonight the Moon will look nearly Full and it is a good time to spot yet another lunar asterism (Fig. 14.1). Since the dawn of mankind, we have been gazing at the Moon and seeing fanciful shapes in large lunar features. Tonight, as the Moon rises, is your chance to catch a lunar challenge - “The Rabbit in the Moon.” The Rabbit is a compilation of all the dark maria. The Oceanus Procellarum forms the “ear” while Mare Humorum makes the “nose.” The “body” is Mare Imbrium and the “front legs” appear to be Mare Nubium. Mare Serenitatis is the “backside” and the picture is complete where Mare Tranquillitatis and Mare Fecunditatis shape the “hind legs” with Crisium as the “tail.” See the Moon with an imaginative mind and new eyes - and find the Rabbit. It’s already out of the hat and in the heavens.