The Moon vs Observing

[LDW47]

Just as a point of interest how many, are there many who don't even bother to take their scope(s) out the door to do some enjoyable time under even the best of sky conditions when the good old moon is between its first quarter and third quarter ? I am not a moon watcher and don't profess to be and neither do any of my scopes. I couldn't care less about a crater here and a crater there, does it ever change ! For those that love the moon there should be no issue when its big and bright !

[AntennaGuy]

I haven't done much observing lately, but I do enjoy looking at the moon, regardless of phase.

[messier 111]

I can't say that I'm a big fan of the moon, especially during the full phase. but if the chance is given to me I look because it is one more object to look at.
Obviously the dso are out of reach but not the planets.
I like to look at the phases of shadows and light.

[Ylem]

I enjoy the Moon, I like trying to identify what I see through the EP, it's almost like doing a puzzle lol.
Full Moon, not so much.

I guess you can say I made peace with the bright orb

[The Wave Catcher]

I too enjoy observing the Moon. In fact, I was out last night observing it. As the terminator moves across the Moon new details are revealed. I usually only view the full Moon when there are some low level clouds passing in front of it and I’ll watch the mesmerizing sight with a low power eyepiece.

Steve

[Lady Fraktor]

I am out as often as possible and enjoy viewing the Moon.

[JayTee]

The moon and I have been bitter enemies since Christmas of 1966!

Because I'm fully immersed in AP and dark sky time is limited (because of the "evil orb") I have found that the best time to work out glitches or make upgrades/changes to my imaging gear is when the bright big moon is out. This way I'm not using valuable dark sky time to do these duties. I will occasionally take a "peak" and invariably come away with one blind eye saying, "now why did I do that?"

Cheers,

[LDW47]

The moon and I have been bitter enemies since Christmas of 1966!

Because I'm fully immersed in AP and dark sky time is limited (because of the "evil orb") I have found that the best time to work out glitches or make upgrades/changes to my imaging gear is when the bright big moon is out. This way I'm not using valuable dark sky time to do these duties. I will occasionally take a "peak" and invariably come away with one blind eye saying, "now why did I do that?"

Cheers,

I say that and I don't even AP, lol !

[Bigzmey]

Bright Moon does not slow me down. You can observe planets, split doubles and hunt asteroids even with full Moon.

[John Donne]

The moon has more ready and variable content than any other object in the sky.
Andromeda?...meh ! It always looks the same to me.
The moon I can see with my natural eyes unencumbered by a dependency on another technology. Don't get me wrong...I like looking at pictures, but heck, the colors are all, well, they are approximations.
I like the moon !

[Makuser]

Hi all. I enjoy observing the planets and DSOs when the sky is clear. But the advantage of viewing beautiful Selene is that it is big, bright, close, and can easily be enjoyed in even the smallest of telescopes. With your telescope and lunar map you can constantly find new interesting surface features on your "moon walks". Also, you can learn a lot about it's geological history. It is our first and original satellite.

[pakarinen]

I loathed the moon, but I've come to embrace it since it's very often out when the sky is clear. A decent frac reveals a boatload of interesting features.

I have the flexibility to observe when the moon is at least a bit out of the way or behind a house, but I don't usually observe from about (Full-1) to about (Full+3).

[Unitron48]

I enjoy Lunar viewing! So many unique features that change with the phase! As a challenge try working through the Astronomical League's Lunar Observing Program: https://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs ... unar1.html.

Dave