Tips For Viewing And Imaging The Moon

This is one of a series of videos intended for inexperienced beginners seeking to become amateur astronomers. The channel seeks to provide practical advice, suggestions, information, and encouragement to beginners.

This video is specifically about viewing and imaging the moon, including a discussion of issues associated with viewing the full moon - determining sufficient true field of view required to view the full lunar disk and suggestions (such as the use of moon filters) for dealing with the brightness and lack of detail, etc.

Viewing of objects along the terminator during various phases of the moon is discussed, as well as suggestions for viewing earthshine, halos, and various colors caused by atmospheric conditions.

The need for high magnification and its relationship to seeing conditions when viewing close up images of the moon is mentioned.

There is substantial discussion concerning taking photographs of the moon using DSLR cameras.

The following book is discussed as a helpful resource for viewing the moon:
"Turn Left At Orion", 5th Edition

The music in this video is "So My Love - Instrumental Version", by Anthem of Rain:
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/an...

All photos in this video taken by Old Gazer.