Here are five more suggestions that will help you see your lunar.
On July 19, 2016, Full Moon rose on the dome of Mount Wilson, Mount Wilson in California. The 100 -inch dome stands on the right, and the left is the dome of one of the six telescopes on the left that makes the bait interferometer simultaneously. Credit: John Pissoti
- Techniques to reduce the effects of moonlight on lunar observation include neutral density or polarization filters, high magnification, or using aperture masks to reduce the intensity of light.
- Using a moderate bright white light source behind the supervisor (but not directly in the line of their or eye vision) can increase the lunar observation by improving vision compared to dark-lonely night vision.
- Structured observation projects, such as the Astronomical League (Lunar Observing Program and the lunar development observation program), provide a systematic approach to learning about lunar features.
- Advanced lunar observation challenges involve identifying small craters or craterlets, requiring wide lunar maps, and astronomy requires several image captures and recurring processing to catch micro -contrast variations.
Recently, I posted the first part of this list, which you can find here. This is part 2.
6. Cut the moonlight
Many observers use either neutral density filters or variable polarization filters to reduce the light of the moon. I prefer the latter because an observer can change how much light broadcasts the filter. Two other ways to reduce the brightness of the moon are to use high magnification or add an aperture mask. High powers restrict the field of viewing, which reduces the light throwput. An aperture mask causes your telescope to act as a very small tool, but on the same focal length.
7. Turn on your best vision
A few years ago, my late watch friend Jeff Medkef introduced me a better way to see the moon: when you inspect between the quarters and full steps, turn on a white light behind you. The light must be moderately bright (I make some suggestions in the 60-watt range), but neither your eyes nor the app should be in its straight view. In addition to white light, your eyes will press the tendency of dark optimization at night. Not dark adapting, the eye causes the eye to use the normal day vision, which is much higher than the vision of the dark-oriented night. In short, you will see in more detail because you are looking at the better part of your eye.
8. Work from a list
One of the best ways to learn the moon is to do the observation project. In the US, the Astronomical League offers two such projects, lunar observation programs and lunar evolution observing program. You will learn a lot about our satellite because you work through these lists. To get a certificate, you must be a member of the league, either personally or through an astronomy club. For information about these two projects, go here (here- https://www.astroleague.org/lunar- obeserving- program/) and (here- https://www.astroleague.org/lunar-evolution-evolution-Observing-proogram/).
9. Excavation for details
One of the 1,940 Lunar features is 1,545 craters. To challenge yourself, either 1) You can find how many small pits or 2) How many craterlets (small craters and around the older people) in a given area) you can see. You will need a wide moon map for this project. For the second challenge, you can choose a lunar ocean, but usually a large, flat floor pit works best. For example, if you find large pits Plato, you will find four craters on its floor, each of which has about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers). The lunar supervisors consider seeing these craters a test for a 6 -inch telescope.
10. Shoot the moon
How can an astronomical object be so easy for the picture that it can be difficult to take a good photo? The moon is large and bright (only the sun removes it out), and you can use any camera related to any size binoculars for the image. This is the easy part. But the moon also consists of huge areas of low contrast which are not very different in color or glow. Recording those areas so that they look as if your eyes see is a difficult part. Fortunately, we live in the digital age. Conversely, when astrophotographers used the film, it is nothing extra to take 200 images instead of just one. Check them, throw away what you don’t like, replace one or more parameters (including the techniques you use to process images), and shoot something else as you continue to correct your techniques.
