The Moon – Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society Dartford

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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Images of the Moon by Simon Dawes

Lunar Images By Neil Webster

Lunar Images by Martin Crow

Lunar Images by Brian Thompson

Lunar Images by Jim Burchell

Image of the Crescent Moon and Mercury taken on the 13/05/21 Pentax K70 135mm f8.0 iso 800 1/5 sec.

Lunar Images by Keith Rickard

Lunar Images by Julian Tworek

Lunar Images by Gordon Collins

Diane Clarke’s Lunar Images

I looked out my window just as a break in the clouds revealed The 2% lit waxing crescent Moon, so luckily I was able to capture this image, shortly after the clouds closed and the Moon was again obscured. Canon EOS 750D ISO 1600,f6.7@1/90th Sec Sigma 18/250 Lens @ 250mm Taken at 21.00hrs 13.04.21 Jpeg from a RAW file Diane Clarke Belvedere

I took this picture while preparing to image NLC’s as the night was clear and quite mild, Venus became visible as the sky darkened & before it got lost in the late evening twilight, I did not see any NLC although they had been reported elsewhere in the UK. The picture was taken at 22.00 although somehow the camera’s clock was 4 minuets fast Canon EOS 750D Static tripod Canon Macro Lens EF 100mm f 5.6 @ 1/60, ISO 400 12.06.21 22.00hrs