1790 - 1799

Date & Time
Feature or Location;
Duration
Description
Observer
Reference
1790 Jan 17 Aristarchus region Small, hazy spot of light Schroter Schroter 1791
1790 Feb 15-18 Aristarchus region Small, hazy spot of light Schroter Schroter 1791
1790 Mar 19 Aristarchus region Small, hazy spot of light Schroter Schroter 1791
1790 Oct 22 N/A During total eclipse, Herschel saw at least 150 small, round, bright, red luminous points. (Mid-eclipse, lunar, Oct 23, 00h41m.) W.Herschel Herschel 1912 ed.; Klado 1965
1792 Feb 24 N/A Cusps of moon showed signs of atmosphere Schroter Webb 1962 ed., p.97
1792 Aristarchus Many ocassions; special appearance Bode Bode 1792a
1792 Dark side Brilliant spots Schroter Schroter 1792a, 1792b
1794 Mar 7 Dark side; 15 min Appearance of light like a star seen in dark part of the moon W.Wilkins, Stretton Wilkins 1794; Stretton 1794; Maskelyne 1795; Moore 1953; Houzeau and Lancaster 1964 ed.
1797 Mar 2 Promontorium Heraclides, vicinity "Observations of a volcano on the moon" Caroché Caroché 1799; Houzeau and Lancaster 1964 ed.
1797 Jul 2 Mare Vaporum Vapors resembling mountain Schroter, Olber Klein 1879
1799 Dark side Bright spots on dark side, seen during five different lunations Piazzi Piazzi 1800; Houzeau and Lancaster 1964 ed.; Treanor and O'Connell 1965

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