I got out for about an hour with the binocular telescope

Focused on looking at the moon and identifying craters. I identified a crater that shares the same name as a friend of mine. Also some other craters. . . some being quite small and others being larger of course. The relief or shadows near the terminator are simply spectacular through the binocular telescope. The maps and illustrations don't do it justice.

Here's a sample from moon atlas that shows a large crater in deep relief due to shadows that any telescope should easily see.

Image below from moon atlas.



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