For many of us, our very first experience of learning about the celestial bodies begins when we saw our first full moon in the sky. It is truly a magnificent view even to the naked eye.

اگر شب صاف باشد، می‌توانید جزئیات شگفت‌انگیز سطح ماه را در حیاط پشتی خود مشاهده کنید. به طور طبیعی، همانطور که در عشق خود به ستاره شناسی رشد می کنید، بسیاری از اجرام آسمانی را جذاب خواهید یافت. اما ماه ممکن است همیشه اولین عشق ما باشد زیرا یکی از فضاهای دوردست است که دارای تمایز منحصر به فرد پرواز در نزدیکی زمین است و انسان بر روی آن راه رفته است.

مطالعه شما از ماه، مانند هر چیز دیگری، می تواند از ساده به بسیار پیچیده تبدیل شود.

To gaze at the moon with the naked eye, making yourself familiar with the lunar map will help you pick out the seas, craters and other geographic phenomenon that others have already mapped to make your study more enjoyable. Moon maps can be had from any astronomy shop or online and they are well worth the investment.

The best time to view the moon.

The best time to view the moon, obviously, is at night when there are few clouds and the weather is accommodating for a long and lasting study. The first quarter yields the greatest detail of study. And don’t be fooled but the blotting out of part of the moon when it is not in full moon stage. The phenomenon known as “earthshine” gives you the ability to see the darkened part of the moon with some detail as well, even if the moon is only at quarter or half display.

To kick it up a notch, a good pair of binoculars can do wonders for the detail you will see on the lunar surface. For best results, get a good wide field in the binocular settings so you can take in the lunar landscape in all its beauty. And because it is almost impossible to hold the binoculars still for the length of time you will want to gaze at this magnificent body in space, you may want to add to your equipment arsenal a good tripod that you can affix the binoculars to so you can study the moon in comfort and with a stable viewing platform.

البته، برای اینکه ماه پرستی خود را به نهایت برسانید، بالا بردن تجهیزات خود تا یک تلسکوپ شروع کننده خوب، خیره کننده ترین جزئیات سطح ماه را در اختیار شما قرار می دهد. با هر یک از این ارتقاء دانش شما و عمق و دامنه آنچه که می توانید ببینید از نظر هندسی بهبود می یابد. برای بسیاری از اخترشناسان آماتور، ما گاهی اوقات نمی‌توانیم آنچه را که در نزدیک‌ترین شی فضایی خود می‌بینیم به اندازه کافی ببینیم.

To take it to a natural next level, you may want to take advantage of partnerships with other astronomers or by visiting one of the truly great telescopes that have been set up by professionals who have invested in better techniques for eliminating atmospheric interference to see the moon even better. The internet can give you access to the Hubble and many of the huge telescopes that are pointed at the moon all the time. Further, many astronomy clubs are working on ways to combine multiple telescopes, carefully synchronized with computers for the best view of the lunar landscape.

Becoming part of the society of devoted amateur astronomers will give you access to these organized efforts to reach new levels in our ability to study the Earth’s moon. And it will give you peers and friends who share your passion for astronomy and who can share their experience and areas of expertise as you seek to find where you might look next in the huge night sky, at the moon and beyond it in your quest for knowledge about the seemingly endless universe above us.