The first thing I looked at when I bought my first telescope was the Moon and I was blown away by it’s beauty. And now after two years I can still be amazed when I look at the craters, mountains and surface details. There is so much to see and it never gets boring. Thanks again for the tips in this video.

I'll never forget my first view of the moon through a telescope. I just bought a book to help me identify what I see and photograph. Great video Jason.

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello John. Thank you my friend. Yes me too, my first veiw was with a cheap Tasco 50mm even though it wasn't the best veiw it still got me hooked that's the great thing about the Moon its big bright and forgiving.

WOW! These 5 locations just brought it so much closer. Thanks so much! I just recently picked up a Celestron Firstscope, and I immediately fell in love with the Moon's surfaces. I knew immediately that I seriously need to upgrade to an 8"...or 36" Dobsonian reflector. I guess immediately following that upgrade I will need to start shopping for a used space shuttle, or any second hand alien craft the government might be willing to part with. Excellent channel here. Excellent channel. Your eyepiece videos are very, very helpful for me, as are all your videos I have seen so far. New subscriber a few days ago. Much appreciated!!

Hey Jason my first view of the moon through my Vixen custom 80m refractor in April 1994 and I'll never forget what I saw. I must admit I'm not a real moon observer but I like to see its craters etc. The moon isn't a main study for me but its nice to see. I see a rabbit on moon or even head of T rex dinosaur. Great targets to see and your favourite! I've took great shots of moon with my Samsung s21 ultra phone at 100x and wow they are amazing as I just put phone on tripod then zoom 100x. How well you know your way around the moon? Great video and 5 targets to see on moon and stay safe my friend! Clear skies too!

@Guido_XL

2 жыл бұрын

I also recognise a rabbit in the constellation of the maria. My first good view of the Moon was through my 90/1250 Maksutov. I actually bought it to view Jupiter and Saturn, but they require larger apertures to accomplish sufficient resolution and contrast. The Moon however can be perfectly watched through a small Mak. That's what I give my wife to do when I prepare the 190/1000 Mak-Newt on the CGEM mount for a photography night. She's always quite happy to see the Moon in full view, just looking through that small telescope, which is easy to handle on a light mount. The only similar alternative is watching it through my 20x80 binoculars on a mount, although it does not render full view.

I really love little content creators like you who make better videos than most populair astronomy channels. Love the spots chosen here (:

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend much appreciated :)

Good video. I like how you point us to easy targets, setting us up for success.

perfect video to watch while I wait for the moon to get in place so I can test my first barlow ever! (i got a svbony metal 2x for my TS 80)

Nice video Jason. Also great to see that your channel is really growing! Keep up the good work!

Nice! I have looked at and studied moon features, but never bothered to learn much about the names and boundaries of the individual features. Not sure why but you singling these out and telling a bit about each makes the same features that I have observed in the past much more intriguing and now a place rather than just areas with more noticeable features - Thanks!

Hi, very helpful, great video. Kind regards.

I really enjoy your videos. Keep it up man.

As for Grimaldi and the transient lights, NASA produced a document on anomalous events on the moon. It is called Lunar Transient Phenomena - LTP Report. NASH technical report TR R-277 and produced by Barbara M. Middlehurst, Jaylee M. Burley, and Patrick Moore. I would add a link but KZread does not post when you do that. It is available online.

Excellent video!

great video jason, keep up the good work

A honorable mention would be the Aristarchus plateau, a plateau near Aristarchus crater. Aristarchus is a wonderful crater on its own, it's the brightest, it's got some structure in the crater walls and a central peak. Aristarchus has one very bright ray to its left, but its ray system extends far enough to reach that of Kepler's and Copernicus'. The plateau has a different color from the surroundings, it is more orange like Mare Serenitatis than Oceanus Procellarum which has a blue tint to it. On the plateau itself is a valley, shaped like snake and ending with a feature called the "cobra head". Inside this valley is another, smaller valley. A rille! To the left of Aristarchus is Herodotus, a much older basalt floored crater which makes for interesting contrast between the two. To the right: Prinz, the remains of a crater similar to that of Sinus Iridum but smaller in scale. Above it is a set of multiple, parallel rilles, reminiscent of claw marks. Surrounding that is Montes Harbinger, the peaks of what was once highland terrain, but later got buried in lava over a long time. There's also some domes in the mare region to the north of Montes Harbinger, those domes are only visible under good lighting conditions. What makes Aristarchus really interesting is the lunar transient phenomena reported over centuries of its observation. If I recall correctly in the 1890s a "vapor column" was detected, rising from the bottom of the valley in the direction of Herodotus. Many others reported bright, colored spots in the region. In fact, one third of all TLPs have been reported to have happened on the Aristarchus plateau.

@Astrofrank

2 жыл бұрын

I like that region, too.

Great video Jason, thanks for share.

Great video Jason 👍 Greetings from Australia🇦🇺

I took notes .. thanks !

Great video Jason!!

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend glad you enjoyed it, hope your well, take care pal :)

Another great video, thank you so much Jason, really anxious to go see the moon.

Another great video Jason! Very interesting

Great video thanks Am learning lots from these uploads thank you From Salford 🎉

@smalloptics753

4 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome my friend, thanks for watching.

WOW! AGAIN. Another Very Informative Video. Especially for beginners and beginning "Back Yard" Astronomers. - Thank You Sir.

I love your tutorial videos, you explain everything in layman’s terms. Keep up the good work 👍

+1 for the algorithm Thanks for the video, very interesting!

very nice presentation and happy we found it. my wife and I just turned 60 and we were looking for a new hobby and bought a telescope, and quickly realized that it is not as easy as it looks. Appreciate the tip about viewing the full moon makes perfect sense. Thanks again

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend enjoy your new telescope.. Welcome to the hobby.

Awesome Video Jason!! I have Seen Most Of These Objects. They never Get Old. I need To Check Out The Grimadi Feature. Its Something I Have Never Tried!! Plato Crater is Stunning For Sure, one of My Favourites!!

I often look at the Apennine mountains where Apollo 15 landed. My favorite crater is Theophilus in the Sea of Nectar...

Hi Jason, just found your channel a few days ago and I am finding your vids very helpful to me. I have had an 8inch reflector scope for a very long time but really didn't know what I was doing ,but having fun all the same .I watched your mirror cleaning and collimating vids, and hey presto I now have a very clean, well collimated telescope now ready to go on to my NEQ6 mount! I live in Gippsland Victoria Australia and have wonderful dark skies to explore. Keep up the great work as am sure these vids are very helpful to very many aspiring astronomer's like me, cheers Brian

Copper Knickers.... made me smile too Jason. Proper Dad joke.

Excellent picks. Distinctive. Plus, Mt. Huygens, the Moon's Everest is in the Lunar Apennines. Easier on the eyes to look at a partial phase

Great choices of lunar landmarks! Just for info, the Latin "mare" has two syllables (pronounced "mah-re").

I’m about to go down the rabbit hole of ‘transient lunar phenomena’ now!

I'm surprised tycho crater didn't come up on your list

@paganphil100

Жыл бұрын

@pankajshroff3662: Its in another video ("5 more things to see on the moon").

Thanks!

Hello there! I've been binge watching your vids lately lol. And I just want to ask could I possibly see all or maybe some of the featured moon features with the gear that I have? I have here a: D-114mm / F-500mm reflector; A Barlow lens; and A collection of 6, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25 lenses. This gear was left by a guest at my friend's inn and he gave to me to figure things out so here I am binge watching your vids haha. Thankss for the vids, - from the other side of the globe.

Hi Jason, Another cracking video mate, always great to watch. Never knew the moon was so interesting and great tip about viewing it when it's partially visible, never would have thought of that. 🤔👍 Just quickly, could you recommend an erecting eyepiece for my skywatcher 200p please? And finally... "Copper knickers!" Loved it!!! 🤣😂🤣😆🤣

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend much appreciated.. To be honest I wouldn't recommend erecting eyepieces for astronomy, they actually hinder more than help. Because there is usually a prism inside them that means there is more glass for light to pass through and every time light passes though glass you lose some of the brightness in the image, but by far the main problem with erecting eyepieces is they introduce a lot of false colour. They are really only good for day time use. Astronomy telescopes are usually too powerful for terrestrial viewing anyway you would be far better off using binoculars.

@MrJames19676

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 Thanks again Jason for your feedback and help. And yet again saving me £££'s! 😎👍

Always nice to take the Moon in Jason.👍

When looking at Mare Crisium, don't forget Proclus with its fan-out ejecta, and when looking at Grimaldi, give Riccioli with its two-colored floor a try.

Good information and enjoyable to watch (as always)... keep up the good work....thank you

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Doug your more than welcome :)

My God.i can't believe i've never seen that football player before!

Really enjoying your videos Jason - they have given me some great tips and pointers so far!

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Matthew. Great to hear and your more than welcome :)

Great video! Can't wait for warmer nights. We get so few nights when it's nice weather and cloud wise. 😃Cheers from Newfoundland

Nice! I'll try to see these on my next telescope night!

This is my first time on this channel!! I am 51 years old and just getting into astronomy and looking at the night sky with a telescope and I love it!! I liked and subscribed and looking forward to seeing more videos!!

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Thant's great to hear my friend.. Welcome aboard :)

Quite new to the hobby and find your videos really very useful. Thanks and keep up the good work 👍

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Graham. Thank you great to hear my friend and your more than welcome :)

Copper-nickers 🤣Honestly never thought of that before! Brilliantly presented video Jay! I especially like Plato with its silky smooth looking crater floor. With a small telescope if would make any plasterer proud, and at higher powers and resolution you start to see it's actually peppered with smaller craters. Bit of a theme of the Moon I know :D

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris. Thanks pal. Yeah, Plato looks like a big lake to me one of my favourites... Lol the first time I heard that pronunciation it made me smile... Still does😂

Never looked at the moon much. Do deep space photography. Just bought a Schmidt Cassegrain. Will take a look for these.

@tuunaes

3 ай бұрын

21st Century Atlas of the Moon would be good starting book with also general information chapter about Moon and its features.

one of my favorite thing to view on the moon is Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel

Hello Mr. Jason.. I love these videos.. you are so amazing and explaining very well.. all the best Mr. Jason.. god bless you.. I'm from Sri Lanka..

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sakuntha. Thank you for your kind words my friend, very much appreciated. All the best, stay safe and clear skies :)

The moon is indeed very interesting. I made my own 60mm achromatic telescope and saw the moon . The craters are amazing to look at.

perhaps you can do a video of your favorite lunar features.

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Bill. I will be doing more on the Moon so stay tuned my friend :)

I seen the moon tho my Meade 6ins telescope I was amazed how much detail I cud see I never get fed up seeing the moon 💯

Crazy how our angle of the moon is so different

This video would have been complete if you mentioned the "Aristarchus Crater". This bad boy is the brightest spot on the moon, first time I saw it I thought I found life on the moon 😂

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello DAD. Yes it is a lovely crater, I will be doing more on the Moon and will include it at some point. Thanks for for watching, take care.

@shadyg999

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 okay you earned my sub dear sir... Also you taught me a lot about how to get the best out of my cheap telescope and I'm so grateful for that.

Jason, did you do the pic of PLATO by yourself? What equipment did you use for that? I´m fiddling around with different scopes and cams, but yet i didn´t get the surface that smooth...

You forgot to talk about the little green men waddling around.

I can only use my telescope at weekend due to work and it`s clear all week then cloudy at weekends for 6 weeks now. I want to try out my SVBony 105. Even made a remote focus adjuster using a 180 degree servo motor and arduino controller and loads of glue.

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello Damian.. Sorry too hear that pal I do feel your frustration believe me.. Hope it clears up soon for you. Great idea for the focuser good luck with that 👍

@damianbutterworth2434

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 Here the testing of the focus motor. It never made the scope move even with a x5 barlow so I`ve made a better bracket and hand controls. Will share that when I make a video. It`s only a cheap scope as I am just starting out. All good fun and I think we have a clear sky tonight. :) Cheers for your video`s. I`ve ordered all sorts off EBay because of your advice. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJ-h1MuCZKjciM4.html

Pretty sure Mare Crisium isn't the only isolated one, seeing as there's Mare Humboldtianum, Mare Marginis, Mare Smythii, Mare Australe and Mare Orientale all of which are separate from any other mare or each other. Though you could make the case Mare Crisium is the only easily visible isolated mare, since the others can get obstructed by not-so-favorable librations.

the moon never gets boring to observe, eye on the sky always 🔭👍

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Frack. Couldn't agree more my friend :)

is that the tin can finder you made jason?

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hey deepoweb. No but it is homemade I made it from an old pair of binoculars it's great for wide F. O.V's and of course finding things :)

I have sky watcher 130mm and really want to look at the planets, what eye piece would be good please 🙏

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello friend, For the planets you are going to need a good quality 8, 9, or 10 mm eyepiece. I wouldn't go any higher power than that unless you are prepared to spend a considerable amount of money. Cheap eyepieces in the 4 mm range are very often poor quality, so stick with the 8, 9, or 10 mm. A good quality budget choice would be Plossl eyepieces, Plossl is just the design of the eyepiece just search for plossl eyepieces and you will find them with no trouble. Hope this helps :)

@smithybikerman6343

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 thankyou so much

Hi Jason, I've the Sky-Watcher Explorer-200P telescope and would like to ask you if you know where I could get an erecting eyepiece that's for the spotter scope that comes with this model? Thanks for your help. James.

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hello JPF17. Nice telescope you have there.. You've got two options 1. A eyepiece 2. A correctional prism/diagnol . Personally I would opt for a correctional prism they are usually far better than the eyepieces. There are many options on the market and it's like anything else you get what you pay for. I'll leave you a link of where you can get some good quality prisms even if you don't buy from here at least you will know what to look for. Hope this helps www.firstlightoptics.com/search/for/Erecting+prism/

@MrJames19676

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 Thanks for your reply Jason. Only problem I have is finding something that will fit/work on my 200p finderscope other than buying a brand new 90° one at around £60. 🤔

Any McDonalds seen up there yet on the Moon? They seem to be everywhere. Just kidding. Thanks for the video and information in what to look for.

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha not yet I don't think.. Your more than welcome.

IF you are new to Astronomy buy some moon filters before viewing the moon. It will be better for your eyes.

Why not fill the frame with your great photos and do a voice-over? Is it necessary to maintain the visual of yourself talking throughout?

OK, so I did look at the Moon first, but the most breathtaking vision was when I first saw the Galilean moons of Jupiter.

👍#400😸

It's a shame that my local council have been using LED street lighting in my town, and introduced a lot of light pollution. In the 80's as a kid, I used to lie in the park at night gazing at the night stars. There seemed to be so many, and bright. Now, you struggle to even see Orion.

Why are those craters convex and not real crater like, why do they just go as much deep and not deeper despite their radius which tells us the imact warranted more depth...

The other problem with viewing at full moon is it's just too bright. Tried it. Ouch.

5 interesting things to see on the moon , #1 , on the back side , the first inter galactic McDonalds , #2 , the remains of the one and only russian cosmonaut , #3 , the cheese factory , it's huge , , #4 the Intergalactic space and science museum , #5 don't forget to shop at the Space Force PX duty free store ...

Miles….what’s a mile?

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

1.6 KM

If you turn your first pic of the moon 90° counter clockwise it looks like a dinosaur i always ask my girls if they can see the dinosaur in the moon because we live in different places now.

🎃🍍

"Mare" is pronounced "Mah ray".

It seems you got the style and guts to describe my posts . Or maybe not , one more in the cue .

But can you see the American flag?

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. Even hubble with its 2.4 meter Optics are way to small, you would need a telescope about 200 metres in diameter to see the flag the largest telescope in the world is "only" 10 meters.. The flag is just too small to see optically from earth.

@kmichaelp4508

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 , Jason, that was my dry since of humor. But! I get it honestly as I’m 84% British

@smalloptics753

2 жыл бұрын

@@kmichaelp4508 hahaha I figured as much.. Surprising how many people genuinely ask that question... At least they will know the answer now if they read this comment 😄

@kmichaelp4508

2 жыл бұрын

@@smalloptics753 , people need to get real. But then again my wife would be one of those people. Just like yesterday, we were watching the news where the US government was sending perfectly good ‘ old’ aircraft to a disposal site. She wanted to know why we wouldn’t just give them to Ukraine. I told her it wasn’t possible to train pilots in such a short time. That went over like a lead balloon. You think you know everything 😞