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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
When showing the moon to inexperienced observers in an 8" or larger scope the brightness does pose a problem to them ....
CS-John B
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Hi John,
Could you ellaborate on this for me? I definitely class myself as a nebie - and I only own a 6" to boot. But looking at a bright moon without a filter leaves my eyes "moon burnt" - where I have a whopping large bright circle burnt into my retinas for a few minutes. It's uncomfortably bright.
I can understand and anticipate that as I gain experience, I will learn to pick out better detail in what I'm seeing. But are you saying that the bright after image from looking at bright lights no longer happens to those with experience?