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Originally Posted by Wavytone
As it leaves the penumbra you'll see the brightest possible full moon. One interesting aspect of the lunar regolith is that it's reflectivity is maximum on the axis sun-moon, and falls significantly at off axis angles. Even just a degree or two off axis (as with a normal full moon) makes a significant difference.
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That's interesting, there were no dark moon shadows last night. As always, I have to scoot to the books or wikipedia when I read one of your posts - they are great motivators! The moon is the only object I can see in detail - with my little dob. Looks like I need an f/15 refractor with a text book perfect diffraction pattern (sigh).
