  Space astronomy in the last 40 years has largely been done from spacecraft in
low Earth orbit (LEO) for which the technology is proven and delivery
mechanisms are readily available. However, new opportunities are arising with
the surge in commercial aerospace missions. We describe here one such
possibility: deploying a small instrument on the Moon. This can be accomplished
by flying onboard the Indian entry to the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition,
Team Indus mission, which is expected to deliver a nearly 30 kgs of payloads to
the Moon, with a rover as its primary payload. We propose to mount a wide-field
far-UV (130--180 nm) imaging telescope as a payload on the Team Indus lander.
Our baseline operation is a fixed zenith pointing but with the option of a
mechanism to allow observations of different attitudes. Pointing towards
intermediate ecliptic latitude (50 deg or above) ensures that the Sun is at
least 40 deg off the line of sight at all times. In this position, the
telescope can cover higher galactic latitudes as well as parts of Galactic
plane. The scientific objectives of such a prospective are delineated and
discussed.
