Observations of object "Moon"

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Observations of object "Moon":

Moon (Moon, est. mag -1, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: good
Time: Mon May 16 04:14:00 2022 UT   Obs. no.: 1

Saw this Eclipse as it rose in the Southeast and got a nice image from Postal Code 92868.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -11, est. to be in Scorpius)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed May 26 10:22:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2259

The weather was not too bad as the Supermoon Eclipse began in the SW.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -12, est. to be in Libra)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Apr 27 03:20:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2252

Seen near Perigee this Supermoon was very bright.

Moon (Moon, est. to be in Sagittarius)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Sep 27 01:00:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2196

Since Saturday Night was Moon Observing Night, I decided to do just that. Since there was a filmy haze in the sky, I didn't need a moon filter to observe. The lower part of the terminator had some impressively large craters. Other parts of the terminator had smaller but equally impressive craters. I also viewed the Appeninies Mountain Range & some nice crater rays on the face of the moon. It was a great night.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jul 5 03:07:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2166

Last evening, I observed the Penumbra Eclipse of the moon with my 10X50 Binoculars. I could just barely see a little shading on the top left of the moon. It was so faint, I couldn't see it with my naked eyes.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Tue Jun 2 01:30:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2157

On Monday evening, I observed the moon with my brand new Newtonian Reflector. By using a moon filter on my eyepiece, I was able to get a clear view of the craters in the north polar region. Other parts of the moon had some great looking crater rays. I also looked at two bright stars with my 10X50 binoculars. Arcturus looked yellow orange & Vega looked blue white in the binoculars. The colors mean Vega is a much hotter & younger star than Arcturus is.

For the last several evenings, I've been observing the face of the moon, as it waxes to full, with my 10X50 binoculars. I observed the crater rays in all different parts of the moon's face even though the moon was at its farthest point from Earth. I find studying crater rays to be more interesting than studying craters themselves.

Moon (Moon, est. to be in Leo)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Mar 19 01:30:00 2019 UT   Obs. no.: 2097

This evening I viewed the close conjnction of the moon & Regulus. Regulus was less than 1 degree west of the moon & because the moon was so bright, I needed binoculars to see Regulus next to the moon. It was a nice sight.

This evening. I observed the total lunar eclipse with my 10X50 binoculars & my naked eye. The moon's color looked dark orange & I gave the color of the eclipsed moon a rating of L=2.0 on the Danjon Scale. It is a beautiful eclipse to see.

After stuffing myself with turkey, I went outside to view the full moon with my 10X50 binoculars. Looking at the full moon with binoculars is a sight to behold. I was able to see the Tycho crater & its ray system as well as the dark areas of the moon. In binoculars, some of the dark areas were lighter than the other areas. From now on, I will always enjoy viewing the full moon with my binoculars every month.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -6)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jan 18 22:15:00 2018 UT   Obs. no.: 2039

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed the crescent moon that was only 3% lit. Through binoculars, the sliver crescent looked jagged & this is the Bailey's Beads that are seen just before a total solar eclipse. The earthshine looked pretty good through binoculars also.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Wed Aug 2 00:40:00 2017 UT   Obs. no.: 2018

This evening, I observed the moon with my 10X50 binoculars. Looking at the terminator with just binoculars is a very rewording experience. The big craters on the bottom half of the waxing gibbous moon are quite a sight to see. There is also another crater in the middle of the moon that is easy to see. Another thing I noticed was some mares were much darker that the others with Mare Tranquillitatias seemingly having a blue tinge to it. I have heard that with binoculars you can possibly see a hint of blue in that one mare.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Feb 11 00:35:00 2017 UT   Obs. no.: 1998

On Friday evening, my brother Anthony, my friend Joe & I were able to enjoy the penumbral lunar eclipse despite a mantle of high clouds. The shadow was very easy to see on the left side of the moon even with our naked eyes. A very enjoyable evening.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Dec 4 02:05:30 2016 UT   Obs. no.: 1991

"young" crescent passing Venus and Mars was a nice sight in the SW.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 35-mm binoculars   Location: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: fair
Time: Sat Dec 3 22:00:00 2016 UT   Obs. no.: 1992

This evening, my friend Steve & I observed the crescent moon, Mars & Venus together in the western sky after sunset. We also spotted the ISS going across the sky directly above us. It was quite an astronomical show!

Moon (Moon, est. to be in Taurus)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Garden Grove, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Nov 14 03:00:00 2016 UT   Obs. no.: 1988

Supermoon rising and was bright.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Sun Nov 13 21:23:00 2016 UT   Obs. no.: 1987

This evening, My brother Anthony, my friends Joe, Steve & I watched the super moon rise over the West Haven beach. When you look at the full moon every month, you can see the difference in size & brightness when observing the full moon. At the same time, we had an extremely low tide while the moon was rising. It was one of the lowest tides I ever saw thus giving all of us two different views of the moon's closeness to Earth.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -6)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Oct 14 22:30:00 2015 UT   Obs. no.: 1960

This evening, I stepped outside to observe the sliver crescent moon. There was even a little earthshine in it. A nice sight.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -6)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Sep 28 00:13:00 2015 UT   Obs. no.: 1957

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed the total lunar eclipse of the super moon. This eclipse seemed to be on the darker side which I attributed to the ongoing forest fires on the west coast. I rated the eclipse darkness on the Dijon Scale to be L= 2.0. The super moon itself actually did look larger than the average full moon.

Moon (Moon, est. mag -5)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: good
Time: Wed May 20 00:15:00 2015 UT   Obs. no.: 1948

This evening while driving home, I observed a tiny sliver crescent moon low in the western sky below Venus. This was one of my most slenderest of moons I have ever seen.

Moon (Moon, est. to be in Pisces)
Observer: Mark D. Schneider (e-mail: markd_s@yahoo.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: Orange, California, United States of America
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Wed Oct 8 10:45:00 2014 UT   Obs. no.: 1933

Lunar Eclipse in the Southwest is reddish enough to see.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Time: Mon Aug 11 00:00:00 2014 UT Obs. no.: 1930

This evening, my brother Anthony, my friend Diane & I viewed the rising super moon. I always look at the full moon so I can tell it's larger than an ordinary full moon.

Moon (Moon)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: naked eye   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Jul 13 00:30:00 2014 UT   Obs. no.: 1927

On Saturday evening, my brother Anthony & I watched the super moon rise in the east. I always like to look at the full moon all the time & this helps me appreciate the super moon even more. Next super moon will be August 10th.

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