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.
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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