The Moon

Observing the Moon

The Moons seems such an obvious object but there is much to be observed, with just your mark 1 eyeball try observing the different phases, the order they occur and the time of day best to observe them. Look for the highlands and seas and see if you can spot the wobble of the moon (libration).

However if you have a telescope try observing the Lunar 100, or imaging the Moon’s features.

BAA Lunar Section | Wikipedia Entry

Recommended Filters

Neutral Density (ND) filters to remove the glare
Fringe Killer to remove any colour cast from refractor telescopes.
Imaging Filters:
IR Pass filter to improve the seeing.

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$Image by Simon Dawes 2015-02-24 5\" Achromat Refractor Canon 600D (full spectrum mod) IR Pass filter$

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$Image by Honor Wheeler, taken hand held, at the eyepiece of an 8\" F8 Dobsonian.$

$Image by Martin Crow 2014-04-04 19:58UT DMK41as02 on 80mm Eqinox Refractor Lucksall Herefordshire$

$Image by Martin Crow \'Earth Shine\'$

$Image by Keith Rickard LX10 8\", Olympus OM10, prime focus.$

$Image by Honor Wheeler Montes Carpatus & Montes Apenninus Craters Copernicus & Eratosthenes Canon 1100D, ISO100, exp 1/4s Fullerscope 4\" Refractor, EQ5 mount Wilmington, Kent$

$Image by Honor Wheeler Lunar Crater Clavius 2016-01-19 20:47UT Canon EOS 1100D - ISO 100 1/8s exposure 4\" Fullerscopes Refractor with 2x Barlow Wilmington, Kent$