Date: 6/26/12
Time: 10:30pm
The greatest visibility of lunar details is when it's higher in the sky but not right overhead. In twilight, the visibility of the moon worsens right when the sun sets or is minutes away from setting because the light catches the clouds and atmosphere to make the colorful sunsets but this blocks visibility of the moon. Haze and the moon altitude affect the visibility because if the moon is lower and it's hazy you can't see very good detail on the moon but as the moon rises it gets out of the haze and more detail can be seen. The following is a drawing I attempted of how the moon looked. I could see the Sea of Crisis and a few other craters near the bottom. :)
For this you want to darken the night side and not the visible part. For the visible part you want to draw in the features that you see. This observation is best done when the moon is gibbous or full. You can see any details to comment on when the Moon is such a slender crescent. Redo this Tuesday or Wednesday evening for points. The Moon will be a bit more visible then with available details.
ReplyDeleteOk I think I fixed it right, I'm just not the best artist...
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