Here are some more pictures of the moon taken between February 25 to March 1, 2010. I decided to do this because the moon is ever so present and I have realized that I tend to forget how beautiful the moon is and how I felt when I saw it for the first time using a telescope. Because of greater pursuits like locating planets and deep sky objects, I sometimes forget to turn my scope at one celestial object that will always be up in the sky, ready to amaze the amateur astronomer during their first light. I bet that every first timer would point their scopes at the moon and marvel at its beauty. For that, I make this small tribute to our lovely moon.
The images were taken using a 60mm f/15 achromatic refractor and a decent webcam.
The other photos were taken with a moon filter in place because of the moon's brightness.
Sometimes the moon can be blinding, too!
The moon's craters - eerily beautiful.
The full moon.
Sometimes the moon can be blinding, too!
The moon's craters - eerily beautiful.
The full moon.