The moon wooohooo

[Mr Moff]

I finally got a look at the moon yay,what an awesome sight and even better than I imagined.

I started off with a 25mm and it was a wow moment,then 9mm with a bigger wow.I tried 5mm and couldn't believe the detail I was seeing.All the craters shadows looked amazing.I finally tried the Barlow just for a laugh and it was still very detailed,at x400.

Jupiter also looked amazing right next to it.it looked best with the 9mm.It wasn't even dark properly yet.

Well I'm off back out there now.A cracking clear night tonight.

Danny.

[EdskiMax]

Good Stuff man.. Give us an update of how you get on?

[LukeSkywatcher]

I finally tried the Barlow just for a laugh and it was still very detailed,at x400.

Must be PERFECT seeing conditions in North Wales tonight.

[Starlight 1]

I was not to bad here in Norfolk tonight ,Moon looking good.

[Welrod50]

I know what you mean. Tried the moon for the first time tonight with my SW 130 since I got it. It is indeed a 'wow' moment. Looked superb at 25mm, superb at 10mm and pretty good through the std Barlow with the 25mm on that. Seeing conditions not bad here tonight either. M42 clearly visible for the first time all week too.

Our son was even more impressed with the moon. It's so nice to be able to show him that and share the wonderment with him.

Jupiter was the best though. At least six moons visible, maybe a seventh (I couldn't be sure) and for the first time with the 10mm on, could just make out some banding.

Fantastic.

It makes the waiting worthwhile. Hope tomorrow is the same

Scott

Staffordshire

[paul schofield]

Congratulations on a great night. I can only dream of x400. The Moon is a mosaic of interest for me too. Well done.

[LukeSkywatcher]

Sorry.....................the moon on a good night @ 400X is very doable with a 200mm scope. Amazing how a single crater fills your whole FOV. It feels like you are floating not too far above the lunar surface.

[Philip.]

saw my first Moon tonight also, absolutely stunning:)

[iwatkins]

Nice !!!

No high level cloud here tonight unlike the last two nights and seeing and transparency both 8/10 tonight.

I was going to setup for an imaging run, but instead, wife and I sat out at sunset with a bottle of wine and the DSLR on a tripod for Moon, Jupiter and Venus. Two hours later, still sat just taking it all in

Cheers

Ian

[kuro]

Always nice to see the moon return but it does start to get in the way as it grows brighter.

[Mr Moff]

That was a cracking session with a perfect sky.Its overwhelming trying to decide where to look first.

If I wasn't so knackered I'd be out there all night.

Danny.

[Lenny147]

Seeing in South Wales is good tonight also, like some have said the moon is amazing and bands in Jupiter looked stunning. My friend looked through my scope for the first time tonight and couldnt believe what he was seeing. All in all and excellent night out with the scope