Do you observe during a full Moon?

[programmer]

Is there any point observing near or during this time? If so, what and how?

[PhilW]

Yes:
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- double stars
- lunar terminator either side of full

..but DSOs will need to wait until it behaves itself & goes away again.

[Kevnool (Kev)]

mostly open clusters are the only good viewing and the planets, but even if you try deep space objects you`ll find your eyes cant adapt to the dark thus making it more frustrating......some one please tell me if i,m wrong.....cheers Kev

[programmer]

Originally Posted by PhilW

Yes:
- Saturn
- Jupiter
- double stars
- lunar terminator either side of full

..but DSOs will need to wait until it behaves itself & goes away again.

Originally Posted by Kevnool

mostly open clusters are the only good viewing and the planets, but even if you try deep space objects you`ll find your eyes cant adapt to the dark thus making it more frustrating......some one please tell me if i,m wrong.....cheers Kev

Yep not much hope for DSO's, and open clusters are dull. The jewel box is not so sparkly.. I haven't sussed out filters yet but I see from other threads they can help. Ironically though, last night I saw the Ghost of Jupiter for the first time, and in the same part of the sky as the nearly full Moon, thanks to the Argo Navis telling me where it was There were no stars visible nearby at all.

[AlexN]

I have been out under the moon for the past 4 - 5 nights, Had alot of success with clusters (not as bright and brilliant as usual, but still very easily observed depending on apparent proximity to the moon.... Last night i was able to see omega cent. with the naked eye (as a fuzzy patch) when the moon was near by. Eta carinae, Great Orion and M20 were all visible, but noticably more dull than during new moon.

if you have a UHC filter or LPR, your night will be much more enjoyable.

my 2c

[caleb]

i try not to as it just adds to the already lit-up sky. but with the ****house weather i take what i can get.

[JimmyH155]

hey Obvious look at the moon

[programmer]

Originally Posted by JimmyH155

hey Obvious look at the moon

Delayed answer there Jimmy..

Anyway, full Moon is not even good for Lunar observing so there

[TrevorW]

I don't observe during the full moon it does strange things to me.

It's safer to wait until it goes away

[goober (Doug)]

Yep, double stars. And the great thing is, you can read your atlas without a torch

[PCH (Paul)]

Yep - I never tire of using the Stellarvue Binoviewer to check out all the craters and stuff. The 3D sort of view that the BVs give is incredible. But does work better when it's not full.

Cheers,