
Whoa!
#1
Posted 08 December 2019 - 09:29 AM
I had the moon on the Zenith in good seeing checking out Print and Aristarcus. It would take a lifetime to describe it.
"Gyaaaaa!"
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#2
Posted 08 December 2019 - 09:48 AM
I get it.
Words are sometimes so inadequate in conveying or recreating the wonder we feel and the glory we experience under the open heavens.
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#3
Posted 08 December 2019 - 02:15 PM
The moon is one of my favorite observing targets. I think this to myself each time when observing it with a fine refractor.
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#4
Posted 08 December 2019 - 06:58 PM
Yea, sometimes observing the moon is, well, simply speechless. Laid out before our eyes nice and crisp in descent seeing. I can think of no way to describe it, but I also know others understand what we're seeing.
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#5
Posted 08 December 2019 - 10:34 PM
The Moon is pretty cool. It’s our nearest neighbour and has pits and peaks and plains and we can really hone in on all the little details from our backyards.
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#6
Posted 09 December 2019 - 10:07 AM
Saturday night was the best it has been in a very long time. After viewing Saturn, splitting some doubles, and just generally looking around, I took out the center cap on my SW120 and turned my attention to the moon. It was absolutely amazing!
I used no filters and view in my 13mm Nagler invited - demanded - greater magnification. It was like I had never seen the moon before. In fact, it was so good, I almost wished somebody was around to share it with!
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#7
Posted 09 December 2019 - 10:18 AM
Yes, absolutely. Kind of what inspired this thread. Wanted to share the view we cannot explain, but we know it when we see it. Glad each of you understand.
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#8
Posted 14 December 2019 - 05:13 PM
when I first started in astronomy, I was fascinated by the stars, nebulae, galaxies, etc. One night we had low clouds, so I focused on the moon. That was as much a revelation to me as the first time I saw Saturn’s rings. “Exploring” the moon is still something I look forward to.
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#9
Posted 14 December 2019 - 05:31 PM
I understand. For years doing deep sky, I avoided the moon (and double stars). Not anymore, kind of makes me wonder why other than the thing lights up a dark sky. God's streetlight.
Edited by Asbytec, 14 December 2019 - 05:32 PM.
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