Our SAASST program to observe lunar impacts is similar to the NASA Lunar Impact Monitoring Program (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/lunar/index.html). We follow the same guidelines in terms of:

Mission statement: Use Earth-based observations of the dark portion of the Moon to establish the rates and sizes of large meteoroids (higher than 10s of grams or a few ounces in mass) striking the lunar surface.

Why it is crucial: Lunar impact monitoring enables measurement of meteoroids in the 10s of grams to kilograms size range which is challenging to measure with other techniques.

When we observe: Observations are taken between New and 1st Quarter Moon and between Last Quarter and New Moon, when the solar illumination is between 10 and 55 percent. These conditions yield 10-12 observing nights per month.