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Old 29-04-2007, 03:58 AM
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Hi Tiger n welcome.
A little advice re; viewing the Moon. It's always better when it's in phase n not full.
It just looks like a white dinner plate with hardly any features avail.
The full Moon also 'washes out the sky', which does not help in finding n viewing the fainter objects.
But, when in early or late phases, you can see a lot more surface details as they are lit from the side by the sun & casts shadows inside the craters.
You'll notice that the diff between the light n dark areas are very stark. This is because there is no atmosphere to split/diffuse the light.
Have fun n take your time when viewing. Let your eye/s adapt to the view.
Oh, n don't try to overpower the t'scope with too much magnification.
A smaller, more defined object is much better than a big fuzzy one.
HTH. L.
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