No moon schedule

[Guest]

This is probably not the right section for this question but I couldn't decide where else to put it. What I want is a schedule over the year which tells me for each day when the moon will be below the horizon and won't interfere with my observing other dimmer objects. There are a number of websites which will tell me where the moon is at any particular time and what phase it is in and so on but I thought there must be a quick way of working out a full schedule. I thought if you knew the dates of all the new moons in the year then the 29/30 day pattern would be repeated over the year so you could say for example that on the 10th day after the new moon it would be below the horizon between such a time and such a time and knowing when the daylight hours were you could say on the tenth day after the new moon a good time to observe (allowing for weather) would be say between 22:00 and 02:00 (I'm just guessing those times). Then I could map out the year and decide which days I should at least be prepared for observing.

I should say, so as not to offend any lunar specialists, that I do enjoy observing the moon as well and in fact a slightly different version of the schedule would make lunar observing easier to plan as well because you could add the position of the terminator and then you could plan which lunar objects you want to look at and when.

I've only just started observing regularly but I'm beginning to realise how few good observing days there are in a year even under ideal weather conditions. Like tonight I looked at the weather forecast and it's supposed to be clear between midnight and 1am. Unfortunately a nearly full moon is up and it's practically daylight outside.

Cheers

Steve

 

 

[Timebandit]

33 minutes ago, woodblock said:               

I've only just started observing regularly but I'm beginning to realise how few good observing days there are in a year even under ideal weather conditions. Like tonight I looked at the weather forecast and it's supposed to be clear between midnight and 1am. Unfortunately a nearly full moon is up and it's practically daylight outside.

Cheers

Steve

 

 

 

The moon's Beautiful?. i have presently got the 120apo on the Az4 set up and a Pentax in ☺. And it's great . Taking a 5min break and doing this while outside looking at the moon. Sky's are clear at the moment and the moon is full and bright 

I would say this to you. Due to the weather conditions we have in this country do I rarely plan exactly my session until that evening. As the weather dictates everything as seeing conditions is everything. if the weather is good outside and the moon is out like now big and bright then a bit of lunar. If no moon is out weather is good sky' are dark then a bit of DSO. If the weather is good and there are a few planets around then the the refractor or sometimes the dob to do some planets. I feel this is a more relaxed and fun way to observe. Use what is available that night for the seeing conditions available to decide what you are going after target wise ,you will have a lot more fun and see a lot more than waiting for that one particular night to see that one particular target, as you have to make the most of any possible clear nights we may be fortunate to get. Back to the moon?

Just my opinion☺. Thanks 

  

 

[Pig]

Hiya,
Another member posted this link last week, it is very useful.
You simply enter your location and the time you want the information on and it will show you all the details you need in the left hand menus.
It also gives a graphical representation from your garden, so if you have any obstructed views you can work around them.

http://www.mooncalc.org/#/53.2307,-0.5406,12/2016.10.15/16:12/1

[Guest]

Thank you all,

Cheers

Steve

[SonnyE]

That is a great link, Pig!

[Pig]

7 hours ago, SonnyE said:

That is a great link, Pig!

Thank you..... it does the same for Solar too :-)