Yesterday was the first quarter moon. This is best time to look at the moon because with the light raking across the surface of the moon at the "terminator" - the division between dark and light - the views of craters and mountains is spectacular! I took my telescope out and spent a fair amount of time cruising up and down the terminator looking at the amazing details of the landscape. It has been a while since I spent any time looking at the moon, and it was a wonderful experience!
This is a detail from the full view of the moon. You can see the craters in more detail. But a photograph cannot begin to show the beauty and detail of the moon, that you can see in person through the eyepiece of the telescope.
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Just incredible that you can see so much detail in the moon's surface. Glad you spent time looking so we can view it :-) betsey
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