Moon Last Night on the 7/07/22

[PeterStudz]

After having a BBQ the moon, looking good, was too hard to resist even thought it was low in the sky. 

So, I quickly did a grab-and-go and got our small telescope out so that me and my daughter could have a look before she went to bed. Had some fun scanning up and down the terminator. Before packing up I tried for some snaps. The one along the terminator actually turned out OK especially considering that by this time - 10:15pm - the moon looked to be around 20deg and at this magnification, x200, the telescope was at its very limit. 

Skywatcher Skyhawk 1145p, iPhone 12, cheap no-name smartphone holder, BST StarGuider 5mm plus x2 Ostara Barlow. Single snap using stock camera app, rotated, cropped with some basic editing using the camera app. 

[Chandra]

Excellent! The Moon is always grateful, a magnificent test bench...