Thank* you*, Rich! Most public star-parties are held at times when the moon is in the sky and light pollution predominates due to location. Not too many DS objects available for the general public's viewing. And when the moon is in the eyepiece, it's almost always a low-power view of the entire lunar disk. Wouldn't it be nice if more telescopes were zoomed-in on some specific, interesting lunar feature, and the scope owner was knowledgeable enough to comment on the geography (selenography) seen in the eyepiece? When I was a kid, just starting out in this hobby, I used to use my highest available magnification, and just allow the moon to drift across the field, taking in the landscape and imagining that I was in an Apollo spacecraft, orbiting the moon and watching the real-estate drift below me. Those were the days. I think there's still a lot of eyepiece magic to be found on the moon. On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Richard Tenney <retenney@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks for the review Chuck -- I confess I've never done any serious lunar observing, but have meant to. Sounds like this would be a good way to start.