ARISTARCHUS

LUNAR TRANSIENT PHENOMENA

CATALOG OF EVENTS

Historic Background Study

The following table consist of data taken from the Lunar Transient Phenomena Catalog July 1978 NSSDC/WDC-A-R&S 78-05. The catalog was compiled by Winifred Sawtell Cameron, for the  National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) / World Data Center A for Rockets and Satellites (WDC-A-R&S) National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland 20771. 

The first column is the table number designated in the catalog, the second column is the date of the observation and the third column is the description given in the catalog.

 

# Date Description of Event
8 1750 Red hill (called it Mons Porphyrie)
8 November  26, 1768 Bright star like point on dark side.
25 March 1783 Bright point seen during occultation.
26 May 3, 1783 Two small conical mountains near last (May 4) eruption, close to a third one that he seen before not these two. Not on any map.
27 May 4, 1783 Red 4th magnitude brightness less than 3 arc seconds in diameter.
28 1784 Nebulous spot of light.
29 1785 Nebulous spot of light.
30 December 12, 1786 Extraordinarily bright (in dark part).
31 March 1787 Three bright spots on dark part.
32 April 19, 1787 Three bright volcanoes.
33 April 20, 1787 Brightest volcanoes even brighter than last one observed. Three mile in diameter, as coal glowing in daylight tow other near center.
36 October 7, 1787 Luminous points on dark side.
37 December 1787 Luminous points on dark side.
42 April 9, 1788 Glimmering point became nebulous in Herschelian scope at 161X changes brighter than Aristarchus.
43 April 9, 1788 Bright point 25 degrees North of Aristarchus rim.
44 April 19, 1788 Small area very brilliant and other bright spots.
45 May 1, 1788 Small depression has strong glimmer.
46 May 8, 1788 Bright spots.
47 May 9, 1788 Bright spots.
48 May 17, 1788 Small depression was bright spot.
49 May 27, 1788  Small depression was bright spot.
50 September 26, 1788 Aristarchus, Plato and North Mare Crisium bright point 26 degrees north of Aristarchus 1'18.5" south east of Plato was a whitish bright spot shining somewhat hazily, 4-5" in diameter, was 5th magnitude. Never seen again. Became conspicuous at times then disappeared. Nothing similar in earthshine. Others unaffected. Small nebulous bright spot in north edge of Mare Crisium.
51 December 2, 1788 Extraordinarily bright like star.
53 1788 Brilliant spots.
56 March 29, 1789 Nebulous bright area.
58 March 1789 Brilliant luminous reddish spots.
59 April 1789 Brilliant luminous points in dark part.
60 May 1789 Same as last two lunation luminous spots.
65 January 17, 1790 Aristarchus and vicinity small hazy spot of light.
66 February 15, 1790 Aristarchus and vicinity small hazy spot of light.
67 March 3, 1790  Herschel's 1787 luminous points observed in same place.
68 March 19, 1790 Small hazy spot of light.
69 October 23, 1790 During eclipse of Moon saw at least 150 small round spots.
71 1792 Many occasions special appearance.
72 1792 Dark side brilliant spots.
73 March 7, 1794 Appearance of light like a star in dark part. (Independent widely separated observations) See number 74.
74 March 7, 1794 Star like point in dark part (confirmed by Stretton and Wilkins see number 73.
75 1794 Some observers claimed to see lunar volcanoes with naked eye.
81 February 4, 1821 Seen in dark part bright point in it, 6-7th magnitude 3-4' in diameter luminous. (Independent confirmation).
82 February 5, 1821 Looked like a cloudy spot.
83 February 5, 1821 Bright point in crater 6th magnitude.
84 February 6, 1821 6-7th magnitude 3-4' in diameter luminous similar to number 81 (Confirmed).
85 February 6, 1821 Looked like a cloudy spot (Confirmed).
86 February 7, 1821 Looked like a cloudy spot. Ordinary condition of crater appearance in ashen light.
89 May 4, 1821 In dark part appearance of a small comet extended toward the crater Grimaldi. Light similar to glow worm.
90 July 25, 1821 Brilliant flashing spots on dark side. Disappeared after a short while reappeared.
91 November 28, 1821 Bright 8th magnitude star like point.
92 November 29, 1821 Bright star like point.
93 November 30, 1821 Bright star like point.
94 November 1821 Bright spot on Moon. Fixed streaks of light in dark part. First one stated moving.
95 January 27, 1822 Near Aristarchus 8th magnitude star like point seen through overcast.
96 June 22, 1822 Lunar volcano.
97 1822 Volcanoes on the Moon, on several occasions. 
98 January 27, 1822 Reddish color.
99 May 1, 1824 Near Aristarchus blinking light of 9th to 10th magnitude on dark side.
88 May 2, 1824 Near Aristarchus saw soft (matte) light. A star seen through mist. Brightness increased suddenly to magnitude 9-10 star. After several seconds became weak finally disappeared,  repeated this three or four times in 15 minutes. Moon was a very narrow sickle and major features could be seen in ashen light. (See Number 99).
100 July 4, 1824 Star like light in crater in dark part.
101 October 18, 1824 Mingling of all kinds of color in small spots in northwest of crater.
105 January 3, 1825 Star like point.
107 April 22, 1825 Aristarchus and vicinity points of light in center in low magnification became larger and diffused.
112 December 25, 1832 Bright spot.
113 December 25, 1835 Bright spot 9th to 10th magnitude.
114 December 25, 1835 Star like point (Confirmed)
121 October 18, 1842 Mingling of all colors in single spot northwest part of crater.
143 June 10, 1866  Star like point on dark side.
151 April 9, 1867 7th magnitude star like point became fainter, almost extinguished at 9:00 P.M. he had seen lights before but never so strong.
152 April 12, 1867 Seen in earthshine grew fainter 7th magnitude star, much fainter in the last 7 minutes. Barely perceptible at 9:00 P.M.
153 May 6, 1867 Reddish yellow beacon like light, east side of crater very luminous. (Confirmed)
217 January 23, 1880 Luminous light like a luminous cable or shining wall.
224 August 6-7,1881 Aristarchus, Schroter's Valley, and Herodotus. Whole region between these features appeared strong in violet light as if covered by a fog, spreading further on the 7th. Examine others and none showed same effect. Intensity not altered if Aristarchus not in view.
226 December 5, 1881 During lunar eclipse it was a white spot in the coppery disk. (Normal appearance in eclipse).
240 November 5, 1883 Very bright 7th to 8th magnitude star in dark part.
246 November 29, 1884 Nebulas at center else where feature well defined.
250 June 10, 1886  Star like light.
263 July 12, 1889 Brilliance in surrounding gloom was striking during eclipse.
268 May 23, 1891 Aristarchus and vicinity 1/2 hour before totality ended region of crater and just north of it became conspicuous and increased in brightness from then on. (Edge of shadow normal)
275 November 7, 1891 Very distinct luminous point.
283  March 11, 1895 Glowing with brilliance never before seen. Attracted every one attention, extended its radiance to a neighbor crater all through totality following eclipse it was inconspicuous.
287 1895 Saw a faint bluish mist on inner west wall soon after sunrise, not a secondary spectrum.
290 September 21, 1897 Glimmering streaks beneath both east and west wall, dimly discernable the whole crater filled with shadow.
302 November 27, 1898 Brilliant in eclipse.
311 April 22, 1902 Luminescence during total lunar eclipse.
315 March 3, 1903 Aristarchus region, star like point in dark area (Confirmed). 
317 April 11, 1903 During eclipse bright extension of lunar rays for 30 minutes during mid-eclipse.
320 February 19, 1905 Shining in dark as a star.
325 August 4, 1906 Shone conspicuously during eclipse.
343 March 22, 1913 During totality there remained visible to the northwest a red luminous point not much larger then the planet Mars.
372 June 10, 1919 Greenish yellow light shone from the inside crater for 1/2 hour after it returned to normal. Violet tint on west bank and surrounding area. The dark color of the saddle were very distinct.
383 October 16, 1921 Partial eclipse 94 different observers noted at various points on the crater a phosphorescence.
399 February 22, 1931 Aristarchus region, reddish yellow glimmer of light very variable with nearly complete extinction.
404 March 30, 1933 Aristarchus region, white in dark part.
423 September 17, 1937 Bright streak, looked later didn't see it.
445 February 23, 1939 Bright spot bluish (Confirmed).
448 March 29, 1939 Intensive luminescence in ashen light.
464 December 27, 1939 Faint bluish mist on inner wall.
480 December 2, 1940 Seen in dark part as a bright spot.
486 March 31, 1941 Seen in earthshine very bright.
496 1945 Bluish glowing streaks in crater.
517 April 13, 1949 Star like brilliant spot seen just after third contact during eclipse.
518 May 1, 1949 Glowing in earthshine as diffused patch.
519 May 2, 1949 Dull glow or phosphorescence (confirmed)
520 October 7, 1949 Suspected glow during totality.
525 April 21, 1950 Glowed in earthlight.
526 April 22, 1950 Glowed in earthlight.
527 June 27, 1950 Blue glare on base of inner west wall.
528 June 28, 1950 Blue glare in crater on west wall.
529 June 29, 1950 Strong bluish glare on east southeast wall.
531 July 26, 1950 Blue glare base of inner west wall.
535 July 31, 1950 Violet glare on east northeast rim.
536 August 25, 1950 Yellow white flare.
537 August 28, 1950 Intense blue violet glare on east wall bright spots.
538 September 26, 1950 Brightening fading brightening again during total lunar eclipse. Phosphorescent glow.
566 July 16, 1954 Activity noted and extension of Moons shadow on sky for 12 minutes during eclipse.
567 July 16, 1954 Whole interior strong violet three hours after leaving umbra shadow.
568 July 17, 1954 Near crater pale violet tint on surface northeast of crater.
569 July 24, 1954 Crater filled with pale violet light overflowed onto east outer wall. Floor details were sharp probably not a mist.
570 August 11, 1954 Brilliant in red filter, variable.
575 October 11, 1954 Violet tint on floor east wall, intermittent.
576 October 12, 1954 Pale violet radiance on south wall.
577 October 13, 1954 Pale violet glare on east rim pale violet radiance within the crater could not get center in focus.
578 October 18, 1954 Strong blue-violet glare on east wall, violet radiance wall bands are faint.
581 November 11, 1954 East wall blue glare, he was uncertain couldn't focus on crater.
582 November 12, 1954 Blue violet glare on whole length east wall, suspected violet tint. Brilliantly clear but couldn't focus on it or area between Aristarchus and Cobra Head.
583 December 12, 1954 Strong violet glare on east rim changing to brown disappeared and reappeared several times.
584 January 8, 1955 Strong violet glare whole length of east rim.
585 January 12, 1955 Blue violet glare on east northeast rim.
587 April 5, 1955 Pale violet tint in east 1/2 of floor, violet band at base of east side.
598 July 13, 1955 Brilliant in blue and green filter didn't seem to be as clear as other craters.
601 August 3, 1955 Near Aristarchus plateau pale violet.
607 August 7, 1955 Strong blue violet glow in crater, crater floor has granular effect also.
606 August 30, 1955 Floor, base of inner west wall northwest wall had a faint bluish glare.
609 September 7, 1955 Aristarchus and region, dirty brownish misty effect on area northeast of crater.
610 September 8, 1955 Bright blue glow on crater rim south edge.
613 September 29, 1955 Floor blue clay color.
615 October 2, 1955 Violet glow on east northeast rim, resembled mist unable to focus on crater.
617 October 3, 1955 Whole crater hazy couldn't focus on it. Herodotus unaffected.
618 October 4, 1955 Blue glow.
619 October 4-5, 1955 Blue glow.
620 October 5, 1955 Blue glow.
621 October 28, 1955 Blue glow.
623 October 31, 1955 Bright violet glow.
626 November 1, 1955 Pale violet tint.
627 November 27, 1955 Floor blue clay color.
628 1955 Luminescent substance, fluorescent with in a small depression of rays. Reach maximum soon after full Moon 15% of ordinary background.
632 January 27, 1956 Violet glow whole length of east wall and around EWBS violet tint on VA.
633 January 28, 1956 Pale violet radiance on east northeast rim.
637 June 20, 1956 Blue glare at base of inner west wall.
638 June 22, 1956 South region of crater distinctly granulated.
640 June 28, 1956 Intense violet glow on EWBS dark violet on nimbus region again granulated.
641 June 29, 1956 Faint blue violet glow.
642 June 30, 1956 Vivid violet blue glow.
646 July 28, 1956 Vivid blue violet glow in crater.
649 October 16, 1956 Blue glare at base of inner west wall.
652 October 20, 1956 Bright blue violet glare in crater.
654 November 15, 1956 Faint blue radiance at base.
656 November 16, 1956 Floor bright bluish tint.
658 November 17, 1956 Floor bright bluish tint other crater that were glowing like Aristarchus were Tycho, Proclus, Manilius, Byrgius and Kepler.
665 March 17, 1957 Strong violet glow on EWBS whole length of east wall. Dark area on Nimbus, area, area was hazy couldn't focus on it.
666 March 18, 1957 Strong violet glow on crater.
667 June 11, 1957 Floor uniform bluish radiance.
668 July 11, 1957 Pale violet radiance in crater.
670 August 18, 1957 Pale blue tint on walls, floor dazzling white inner wall dull. Uniformly tinted pale blue.
672 October 11, 1957 Bright blue violet on crater.
673 October 12, 1957 Bright blue violet on crater.
674 October 13, 1957 Flash then a brownish red color patch.
676 October 14, 1957 Bright spot of light (Explosion) confirmation of activity in crater by three independent observers in four hours.
677 October 15, 1957 Strong blue violet glow on whole length of east wall.
678 October 16, 1957 Faint blue glow in crater.
680 May 1, 1958 Entire sunlit portion of crater was bluish.
689 July 3, 1958 Bright blue violet glare on east northeast rim, dark violet on Nimbus.
690 August 2, 1958 Strong violet glow on crater on northeast wall.
696 August 31, 1958 Whole crater filled with pale violet radiance, especially bright on walls.
712 January 23, 1959 Brilliant blue interior, later turning white.
716 March 24, 1959 Strong blue violet and blue violet glow on east wall with intermittent display observed a total disappearance and a reappearance one minute later.
724 November 5, 1959 Blinking light in crater two round white moving objects seen.
728 February 6, 1960 With naked eye saw bright point immovable but with brightness variations in dark part of Moon. Two days past first quarter.
734 April 19, 1961 Aristarchus, Plato and one crater in center of Moon seen as bright features in a film of a solar eclipse. Shown on BBC on May 6, 1966.
735 April 19, 1961 Light flashed for 15 seconds in crater, meteor.
741 June 27, 1961 Enhancement of spectrum in U.V.
746 August 26, 1961 During penumbral phase of eclipse Aristarchus appeared as a bright white point easily seen in 6X binoculars. At same time the fissure near Aristarchus and Herodotus could be seen easily.
754 November 25, 1961 Emission lines in spectrum red. Central peak sharp at red end of spectrum, several kilometer area.
755 November 27, 1961 Emission lines in spectrum of central peak in red and blue. H2 identified (he had obtained C2 and swan bands in Alphonsus in 1958 and 1959.)
756 December 3, 1961 Emission lines in spectrum of central peak red and blue. H2 identified, several kilometer area. Projected into shadow cast by west wall. Source rose to height above the crater.
758 May 20, 1962 Reddish color in crater.
771 October 18, 1962 Activity.
776 October 5, 1963 Strong luminescence. 
778 October 30, 1963 Ruby red spots, brilliant sparkle movement pink on rim, later violet.
779 November 1, 1963 Aristarchus, Kepler and Copernicus enhancement in red light (confirmed).
780 November 2, 1963 Line depth spectral anomaly.
781 November 2, 1963 Line depth spectral anomaly.
783 November 11, 1963 Reddish orange sparkle in some areas.
784 November 27, 1963 Aristarchus and Anaximander red glow in dark par of Moon (Confirmed).
785 November 28, 1963 Reddish orange and sparkle on rim, central peak was pink. West side of floor was blue. (Confirmed by impendent observer).
786 December 4, 1963 Line depth anomaly? Luminescence.
788 December 28, 1963 Aristarchus and Schroeter's Valley in poorer moments of seeing red on Aristarchus rim and Schroeter Valley. Spurious seeing effect.
789 December 28, 1963 Aristarchus and Herodotus read area spreading to Herodotus. A peculiar obscuring gray area on north edge of glow. (Confirmed).
790 December 29, 1963 Color photometry? or infrared.
791 December 30, 1963 Several saw color in crater. All agreed it was purple or blue.
794 January 5, 1964 Purplish blue.
802 February 25, 1964 Cobra Head and Aristarchus red flashes.
804 March 18, 1964 Flashes.
806 March 26, 1964 Floor blue clay color.
807 March 28, 1964 Blue violet glare on east and north walls violet tinge on Nimbus.
814 May 26, 1964 Strong violet glow on east wall and strong violet tinge on Nimbus crater was hazy, could not focus on it in red, green and blue filter.
815 May 28, 1964 Blue violet glow on east northeast wall. Dark violet hue on Nimbus.
816 May 30, 1964 Bright blue violet glow on east and northeast walls. Dark violet on Nimbus.
817 June 6, 1964 Two red glowing spots, glimmer looked like ruby gem.
820 June 21, 1964 Scattering medium diffusing light over crater.
823 June 25, 1964 Blue violet glow on northeast wall, faint violet tinges on Nimbus.
824 June 26, 1964 Dark violet on Nimbus absent on crater.
825 June 27, 1964 Dark violet on Nimbus bright blue violet on crater.
826 June 28, 1964 Blue violet glow on east northwest rim brown tinge on floor.
827 June 29, 1964 South part of floor was granulated and coppery tint.
828 June 30, 1964 Nimbus only dark violet hue south part of Aristarchus floor was granulated with brown tinge change to yellow brown.
829 July 5, 1964 Deep ravine on east glacis observed for most of its length. Short segment on southeast wall alone was visible.
834 July 21, 1964 Deep ravine on east glacis interrupted midway of its length by apparent break just  below rim of crater let associated with EWBS normally, ravine is seen continues possible obscuration at point of break.
835 July 23, 1964 South region of floor granulated, floor was distinctly brown-yellow had never seen brown or yellow before.
836 July 27, 1964 South region again granulated no color visible.
837 July 28, 1964 Blue violet glow on crater.
838 July 29, 1964 Nimbus only dark violet hue south floor granulated no color visible.
839 July 31, 1964 Pale blue tint on northeast north and northwest walls and floor.
841 August 19, 1964 Ravine on east glacis appeared obscured for its length.
842 August 24, 1964 Bright blue violet on crater walls.
843 August 25, 1964 Bright blue violet on rim dark violet on Nimbus, south region of crater is yellow brown and granulated.
844 August 26, 1964 Red and blue bands, grew thinner and shorter. (confirmed).
845 August 26, 1964 Blue violet glow on crater. Nimbus dark violet.
847 August 27, 1964 Blue violet glow on crater. Nimbus dark violet.
848 August 28, 1964 Crater let at base of northwest wall was bluish.
851 September 22, 1964 Bright blue on northeast rim, rest of crater red brown change to coppery to yellow brown.
853 September 23, 1964 Blue violet on crater.
854 September 24, 1964 Crater white 8% but duller 7% in south floor region where a pale yellow brown tint was seen.
855 September 25, 1964 Blue violet glow on crater.
856 September 26, 1964 Moderately intense glow on crater.
857 October 19, 1964 Blue glare on east part of floor.
858 October 22, 1964 Blue violet glow on crater dark violet on Nimbus.
859 October 23, 1964 South floor region granulated very faint trace of pale yellow color on crater.
860 October 24, 1964 Blue violet glow on northeast and east wall faint violet tinge on Nimbus.
861 October 25, 1964 Blue violet glow on northeast and east wall faint violet tinge on Nimbus.
862 October 26, 1964  Nimbus only dark violet hue.
865 November 21, 1964 Bright blue violet glow on northeast, north ,and northwest rim.
866 November 23, 1964 Strong blue violet glow north, northeast and northwest rim.
867 November 24, 1964 Blue violet glow on north rim dark violet on Nimbus pale violet on V.A.
870 December 19, 1964 Brightened 5X during totality.
871 1964 Fluoresce-Swan bands of C2 or NH2.
876 May 15, 1965 Crater had red color also observed pulsation in crater.
877 May 18, 1965 Crater had red color also observed pulsation in crater.
881 July 2, 1965 Star like flashes to patchy blotches in ashen light, 4th magnitude. (Confirmed)
882 July 3, 1965 Star like flashes, pulsation 4th magnitude brightness (Confirmed).
883 July 4, 1965 Star like flashes. (Confirmed).
886 August 1, 1965 Star like flashes in ashen light part.
887 August 2, 1965 Star like flashes in ashen light part.
888 August 3, 1965 Star like flashes in ashen light part.
889 August 4, 1965 Star like flashes in ashen light.
890 August 21, 1965 Color patch detected by Trident Moon Blink Device, color was pink. Astronauts on Gemini 5 saw a terrestrial aurora from space on this date.
892 September 9, 1965 Orange red strip on floor. (Confirmed).
893 September 10, 1965 South region of floor granulated very faint brownish tinge.
894 September 11, 1965 Red glows, photographs obtained but did not show up. Haze terminated observing session.
900 October 10, 1965 Pale violet radiance whole west interior.
901 October 11, 1965 Whole crater except south floor region was pale violet nearly all around the wall yellow tinge on the rest of the crater.
904 October 12, 1965 Nimbus only was a dark violet.
905 October 13, 1965 Pale blue violet on whole length of east wall pale violet radiance in crater except south floor, dark violet on Nimbus.
907* October 18, 1965 Color with intermittent display detected with Trident Moon Blink Device.
908 October 30, 1965 Brightening in ashen lights, photographs taken show it. Phenomena seen each lunation since July.
911 November 6, 1965 Strong blue glare on east and northeast wall dark violet hue on Nimbus.
913 November 10, 1965 Violet tinge and radiance around nimbus saw violet in crater also.
914 November 15, 1965 Color on central peak detected with Trident Moon Blink Device not seen visual. At Port Tobacco network alerted and six responded four did not see anything unusual two others did and saw red on central peak. Saw it in 6 inch Refractor but not in 20 inch reflector at 400X other saw indistinctness. Port Tobacco observers took five rolls of film in blue and red and neutral. Phenomena not detectable on them but focus was poor. Blue image had most detail. Whereas would expect red or neutral to be more clearer. Phenomena still present at dawn on Moon blink device
915 November 26, 1965 Brightening in ashen light, saw flashes on south rim.
916 December 2, 1965 Reddish glow followed by black obscuration.
918 December 27, 1965 Brightening in ashen light. (Confirmed).
921 February 7, 1966 Nimbus only a dark violet hue.
925 April 2, 1966 Central peak was very bright and a clear glistening effect.
926 April 3, 1966 Central peak bright and silvery glistening he thinks it is normal under exceptionally good seeing.
929 April 26, 1966 Brightening near crater found to be small crater which was bright. Which due to image excursion blended into surroundings most of time. Stable seeing allowed it to be resolved occasionally.
933 May 1, 1966 English Moon Blink detected red spots, also seen visually by all but Ringsdore. Brown saw intense white spot northwest of crater wall.
942 June 1, 1966 Entire area of sunlit area of floor bluish.
945 June 2, 1966 Brownish yellow edge on south rim. Two other observers saw nothing.
946 June 3, 1966 Deep blue color on north wall, south part of crater was brownish.
947 June 3, 1966 Nimbus only was a violet color. (Confirmed).
955 July 4, 1966 South region of floor was granulated and dull rest of crater pale yellow and brown tint.
958 July 29, 1966 Spot on south wall visible in red filter brightness 9 slightly brighter than surrounding wall. Says it might be wall or part of crater that reflects better.
959 July 30, 1966 South part of Cobra Head near Herodotus was a red spot. Also near  Aristarchus and the fork of Schroter's Valley.
960 August 1, 1966 English Moon Blink detected color red. (Confirmed).
963 August 5, 1966 South part of floor was granulated faint yellow brownish tint rest bright white.
970 August 30, 1966 Distinct brownish tone in south area of crater.
988 October 26, 1966 Wall at rim had definite blue hue, effect not noticed on two succeeding nights.
989 October 27, 1966 Central peak of Aristarchus less bright through blue filter, but very bright through blue filter and no filter. Shadow of central peak was faint and grayish whereas wall shadow were normal black. Cobra Head had two red patches.
992 October 30, 1966 South region of crater granulated bright light brownish tone rest of crater bright white.
1021 March 23, 1967  Suspected color on southwest wall. (Confirmed).
1022 April 15, 1967 Very bright nothing unusual seen on 16th or 17th.
1030 April 21, 1967 Aristarchus, Schroeter's Valley and Herodotus on exterior wall Aristarchus three points in Cobra Head and banks of Valley. Were star like and glowing and Herodotus were red, could not bring hill north of Herodotus into focus.
1032 April 22, 1967 Interference spectral filter.
1033 April 22, 1967 Red points suspected in same area as 1030 report but seeing was bad (Confirmed)
1036 May 20, 1967 Red spots on south rim, Moon was low in sky.
1038 May 29, 1967 After timing sunset on Theophilus and Cyrillus turned to Aristarchus, Herodotus saw red brown color on craters.
1044 September 17, 1967 Dark streaks on east walls of both craters Herodotus and Aristarchus.
1045 September 17, 1967 A rim top crater let on southwest rim appeared almost as bright as central peak, through Wratten filter red but no brighter than central wall and rim through Wratten 48 blue filter. Inner slope of crater let displayed a bright red color which became less and less noticeable. Returned to normal then flared up again bright red for one minute. (Confirmed).
1051 October 15, 1967 Ravine in east glacis invisible for entire length though normally sharp black line at this time.
1053 November 15, 1967 Observed reddish color north and east of Aristarchus and east rim of Cobra Head. (Confirmed).
1055 December 13, 1967 Reddish color on east side of crater, visible intermittently. 
1056 December 16, 1967 Crater took on unusual appearance on inner northeast wall. Showed a very pale blue and the opposite wall a pale red, color seen in no other feature. Lasted 10 minutes and survived change of eyepiece.
1062 March 14, 1968 Trident Moon Blink Device on south wall, crest and central peak and white spots in crater. No color seen visually. Blink not seen earlier or later. Other crater blink some but not as strongly.
1067 April 11, 1968 Crater had on north east wall a very pale blue color and opposite wall pale red no other crater showed color.
1069 April 26, 1968 Gas luminescence in the crater.
1070 May 2, 1968 Bright area in crater, surrounded by faint glow. May have been atmospheric dispersion. Glow fainter at 01:56 hours, imperceptible at 02:14 hours.
1075 June 1, 1968 Gas luminescence in the crater.
1085 July 18, 1968 Distinct red glow and obscuration in crater.
1095 October 5, 1968 Bright spot to the west of Aristarchus and bright line on top of Plato, preceding eclipse.
1096 October 9, 1968 This white cloud intensity variable faint bright glimmer on Plato. Lime green and violet on limb, intermittent. Green on terminator dark band southwest of Cleomedes with bright end on terminator. Turquoise color on north and rose on Aristarchus.
1098 October 12, 1968 Pink and green color on Catharina on terminator reddish, clear zone southwest of Aristarchus.
1101 November 4, 1968 Blue green color with pink aurora on south wall of Aristarchus and red glow northeast. Extremely bright flash on Menelaus and Manilius each. Greenish glow on Moltke and Pytheas. 
1104 December 4, 1968 Blink in red and blue maximum at 19:10 hours south of Aristarchus toward Herodotus feeble blink in Plato.
1105 December 7, 1968 Bluing around the three craters strongest at Aristarchus lasted three days.
1106 December 21, 1968 Unusual brightening in area.
1107 December 22, 1968 Light in crater.
1109 December 24, 1968 Brightening at times, very active a star like both brightening simultaneously pulsing 03:00-03:06 and star like at north side.
1111 December 25, 1968 Seen to brighten in dark although less intensity than Copernicus and Kepler also brightening.
1114 January 3, 1969 Brightness between Aristarchus and Herodotus, dimmed at 03:45 hours change coloration in north part of Aristarchus and gray slightly pinkish became more remarkable at 03:50 hours in almost all extensions of cleft.
1115 January 4, 1969 Brightness increased slightly around Herodotus and cleft became darker than previous day. The dark gray and pink turned yellow at 3:45 hours in whole region of Aristarchus bluing. Corralitos.
1116 January 12, 1969 Region showed same characteristics as previous day perhaps a little darker color brown but more remarkable. Used red and blue filter and green filter and difference in color noted in and out of region.