<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I looked at the moon with my Celestron binoculars but I didn't see the 'X.' </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Mind you, I was trembling more than Tom Hanks in <i>Saving Private Ryan </i>so that didn't help.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Anyone see the X?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 6:05 AM, Roger Hill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Roger.Hill@hiteach.net" target="_blank">Roger.Hill@hiteach.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">More likely Roman gold...there's a Lunar V in the northern hemisphere!<br>
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Thanks for the chuckle, Al.<br>
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Roger<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: members on behalf of Al Jones<br>
Sent: Wed 25/02/2015 5:15 AM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:members@hamiltonrasc.ca">members@hamiltonrasc.ca</a><br>
Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton - Members Only The Lunar X<br>
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OMG the conspiracy theorists would love that 'X.' They'll say the<br>
Illuminati put it there to mark the spot where the Inca gold is hidden.<br>
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On Tuesday, February 24, 2015, Roger Hill <<a href="mailto:Roger.Hill@hiteach.net">Roger.Hill@hiteach.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Wednesday evening, around about 10pm, an X will be visible on the Moon.<br>
> It's not marking the spot of anything in particular. It's created by<br>
> craters that are sufficiently close together and sunlight hitting them at<br>
> just the right angle. While it's not quite visible with the naked eye, even<br>
> a small telescope or well-supported pair of binoculars should provide<br>
> enough magnification to see it.<br>
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> To find it, aim at the terminator, the dark vs. light line formed by the<br>
> sun shining on the surface of the moon. The "X" should be about a third of<br>
> the way from the rough southern pole area of the Moon to the smoother<br>
> north.<br>
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> The X should be visible for about 3 hours (weather permitting).<br>
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> As always, pictures appreciated! Considering the quality of what we've<br>
> seen in the last week, I'm looking forward to some very nice images!<br>
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> Roger<br>
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> * "Down" for those in the southern hemisphere.<br>
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