Imagine taking your telescope to the moon and looking back...

[maroon bells]

That would be pretty good eh?

Whack on my 4mm with the barlow and i should be able to see the pyramids.

Been thinking about it for the last couple of days and it's a fascinating thought.

Not sure if I will ever get the chance though.

[FLO]

Being an incurable anorak, I fired up StarryNight, went to the Moon (66km South of Rimae Plato) to see what the Earth looks like now (this evening at 20.30). I also used the FOV facility to see what Earth would look like using your telescope and a 4mm orthoscopic (I had to advance time a few hours to be able to see the UK).

[Greg]

Well I never...That's my house

[Kai]

At least the seeing will be good,Until the last 30 miles or so

[maroon bells]

You are making me laugh!!

I thought that top picture was a load of UFO's flying over the moon.

Looking at the view of England I doubt I would be seeing the pyramids. It would be a lot more exciting than the moon though (not that I'm knocking it)

Steve you must be one of the top anoraks on here.

[FLO]

Guilty as charged :oops:

[Greg]

Steve you must be one of the top anoraks on here.

Merlot all over the keyboard....

[Cloudwatcher]

Steve, can you make the clouds vanish for real? Please.

[Astroman]

Looking at the view of England I doubt I would be seeing the pyramids.

Here's a hint: The pyramids are in Egypt....Not England. :insects1:

[Greg]

Here's a hint: The pyramids are in Egypt....Not England.

Always one.....

It's pouring with rain....I've just made my special recipe chilli........And you have to mention a little mistake..

Looks more like Devon to me.... 8)

Were's my hat.....

[Akyra]

How come the moon seems so big in skies looking out from earth (even with a 25mm), but the earth would be small when looking out from the moon?

The moon to Earth (where we are standing) is the same distance as earth to the moon (where we would be standing).

I'm confused...

[Trevor]

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=5187

[barkis]

At least the seeing will be good,Until the last 30 miles or so

Ace.

[barkis]

Guilty as charged :oops:

Modesty suits you sir.

[maroon bells]

Looking at the view of England I doubt I would be seeing the pyramids.

Here's a hint: The pyramids are in Egypt....Not England. :insects1:

You must be one of the few American's that know that?

[FLO]

Guilty as charged :oops:

Modesty suits you sir.

My apologies to all the other anoraks - it was delusions of grandeaur

[barkis]

Guilty as charged :oops:

Modesty suits you sir.

My apologies to all the other anoraks - it was delusions of grandeaur

Nah! it's OK Steve, there's a little bit of Napoleon in all of us, syndrome that is. Hic.,more wine sil vous plais. Hope I spelled that right, French is alien to t'spellchecker.

[Astroman]

Looking at the view of England I doubt I would be seeing the pyramids.

Here's a hint: The pyramids are in Egypt....Not England. :insects1:

You must be one of the few American's that know that?

Nah, I Googled it.

[proflight2000]

The again if you hung around a bit youd see the great wall of china, or whats left of it, and no doubt a few Tescos stores as there are so many you couldnt miss.

Must admit though id be tempted to point the scope at all those lovely objects that the earth atmosphere ect does no justice too. And id look for the clangers as the old one I have has lost its whistle.

[Vega]

How come the moon seems so big in skies looking out from earth (even with a 25mm), but the earth would be small when looking out from the moon?

The moon to Earth (where we are standing) is the same distance as earth to the moon (where we would be standing).

I'm confused...

On the conterary, the Earth as viewed from the moon will indeed look bigger than the full moon looks from Earth when compared. What made you think otherwise ?

Matt

[Akyra]

From when I looked at the image at the top of this thread. Or is it not very accurate?

[SteveL]

move your head close to the screen so the image fills your view.... that would be a more accurate view.

[legion48]

All I would have seen for the last 2 weeks is the other side of these damn clouds!