As you may or may not have noticed I said 1967 instead of 1969 for the Apollo 11 landing, no idea why I said that and hadn't realised until a viewer noticed and rightly corrected me so thanks to Steve Zodiac for pointing that out.
Here's another fact about the Sea of Serenity: Linne, a tiny, fresh crater within was reported to have shrunken in size by Julius Schmidt in 1866. However, since at the time lunar craters were thought to be volcanic in origin, and Schmidt was keeping a close eye on a volcano here on Earth, his memories of observing Linne decades prior may have been biased by his observations of the Earthly volcano. There's a pyroclastic deposit on the bottom right edge of the Serenitatis basin covering the plains of the Taurus-Littrow Valley, you can tell since the basalts are much darker than Serenity and even the nearby Tranquility. That is also the location of the Apollo 17 landing site, between two massifs forming a valley deeper than the grand canyon on Earth. If you have a good enough telescope and good observation skills you'll see a landslide of coming down one of the valley's massifs (presumably caused by Tycho impact event), and if you have a REALLY good telescope with exceptional seeing conditions to go along with it, you may marvel at the lobate scarp cutting across the valley. On the bottom left edge is a huge mountain range called the lunar Haemus mountains, carved out by the Imbrium impactor and flooded by the lava therefrom.
Hey there Jay! Well this was a relaxing and enjoyable end to a busy weekend, cheers for sharing! Not only 5 more great things to see on the Moon but how they formed and other interesting facts, plus bonus info regarding seeing conditions...whilst on the subject I liked the star undulation dance near the end Jason :D
Hey Chris. Thanks so much pal, great to hear you enjoyed it.. I always manage to make some kind of blunder with my videos, did you notice the two whoppers on this one? For some unbeknown reason I said 67 instead of 69 for the Apollo 11 mission and missed the H out in Tycho... More than once LOL!
I'm glad he went back and added his intro can't watch a small optics video without a big smile and a "Hello and welcome to small optics, my name is Jason" Never forget Jason.
Again. Another Great Video. All of them I have watched so far are that way. One thing to note is that they are not in the least bit boring. They are all very informative as well as being very humorous as well. The second thing to note is that you are great at explaining things (including Technical Terms), in what most people would call "Laymans" terms of which are easy for even beginners to understand. Of which make them highly interesting to watch and to learn something from. - I highly recommend them for both beginners, as well as Beginning "Back Yard" Atronomers. - Thank You once again Sir.
Another good video, Im happy just looking at the moon so far and haven't even bothered to try and find any planets. Unfortunately its been solid cloud here in Spain for the last week or so. Soon it will be clear again and Im hoping to get some good pictures. Carry on with these videos, they are helping this beginner no end :)
Another great video. I was starting to get bored of the moon. Owned a telescope for a few months now and the moon was starting to become little more than another source of light pollution. You have renewed my interest! Thanks, Jason!
Tycho is so prominent that I used to think it was the moon's south pole 😅 I just bought a small telescope and I really really enjoy taking pictures of the moon, thank you for the tips
Hello Pijar, Hahaha I can understand why you thought that it is very prominent.. I once heard somebody say "If the moon was an inflatable Tycho is where you would place your mouth to inflate it LOL! Take care friend :)
Hello lornaz1975. The little finder is actually a old binocular that I converted into a small finder/refactor. It can be used as a finder but I usually use it for low power wide field of view observations. I need the added counter weight to allow for the finder and camera equipment.
Hey Jason 5 great new targets on moon when the moon is in the sky. Something to do duren summer months when it's twilight all night here. I've never believed Appollo 11 really went to moon as I think it was all done in Hollywood studio because technology wasn't advanced enough plus Neil Armstrong didn't seem happy talking about it. You think Neil Armstrong was really on the moon? I find it nice looking at the craters etc and seeing it's history when the moon was hit many times in its formation and even in the formation of our solar system. Interesting targets for this summer with a small good telescope. Stay safe my friend and clear skies too!
Hey Bushcraft, Thanks buddy, yes, the moon has got so many interesting things to look at and find, It never grows old... As for do I believe we went to the moon.. Absolutely... I know the videos you are on about and all of them are always shown out of context. Have a look at this video it may change your mind.. Take care buddy, clear skies :) th-cam.com/video/dsdY-BRE9vA/w-d-xo.html
Hello there, I would always go for largest aperture so the 114 is the one I would recommend, also it is on a alt-az mount which are a lot more beginner friendly. Hope this helps... Happy telescope buying :D
As you may or may not have noticed I said 1967 instead of 1969 for the Apollo 11 landing, no idea why I said that and hadn't realised until a viewer noticed and rightly corrected me so thanks to Steve Zodiac for pointing that out.
Don't worry we all know it was a slip.brilliant video again thanks!
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Thank you for your kind words my friend.
Jason, your enthusiasm is infectious. I love your channel.
Here's another fact about the Sea of Serenity: Linne, a tiny, fresh crater within was reported to have shrunken in size by Julius Schmidt in 1866. However, since at the time lunar craters were thought to be volcanic in origin, and Schmidt was keeping a close eye on a volcano here on Earth, his memories of observing Linne decades prior may have been biased by his observations of the Earthly volcano.
There's a pyroclastic deposit on the bottom right edge of the Serenitatis basin covering the plains of the Taurus-Littrow Valley, you can tell since the basalts are much darker than Serenity and even the nearby Tranquility. That is also the location of the Apollo 17 landing site, between two massifs forming a valley deeper than the grand canyon on Earth. If you have a good enough telescope and good observation skills you'll see a landslide of coming down one of the valley's massifs (presumably caused by Tycho impact event), and if you have a REALLY good telescope with exceptional seeing conditions to go along with it, you may marvel at the lobate scarp cutting across the valley.
On the bottom left edge is a huge mountain range called the lunar Haemus mountains, carved out by the Imbrium impactor and flooded by the lava therefrom.
Thank you my friend for such a great and informative comment. All the best.
im beginner and this helped a lot thanks jason
Your more than welcome my friend :)
Hey there Jay! Well this was a relaxing and enjoyable end to a busy weekend, cheers for sharing! Not only 5 more great things to see on the Moon but how they formed and other interesting facts, plus bonus info regarding seeing conditions...whilst on the subject I liked the star undulation dance near the end Jason :D
Hey Chris. Thanks so much pal, great to hear you enjoyed it.. I always manage to make some kind of blunder with my videos, did you notice the two whoppers on this one? For some unbeknown reason I said 67 instead of 69 for the Apollo 11 mission and missed the H out in Tycho... More than once LOL!
@@smalloptics753 I wouldn't worry Jason, you were only 2 years out! :) 1669 might have been a blunder though :D
Good morning Jason. I'm from Brazil and I really like your tips.
You are a good teacher .
See you soon at TH-cam. Mario
Hello Mario, thank you for your kind words my friend. All the best :)
I'm glad he went back and added his intro can't watch a small optics video without a big smile and a "Hello and welcome to small optics, my name is Jason" Never forget Jason.
Thankyou for sharing Your knowledge throughout all the videos
Again. Another Great Video. All of them I have watched so far are that way. One thing to note is that they are not in the least bit boring. They are all very informative as well as being very humorous as well. The second thing to note is that you are great at explaining things (including Technical Terms), in what most people would call "Laymans" terms of which are easy for even beginners to understand. Of which make them highly interesting to watch and to learn something from. - I highly recommend them for both beginners, as well as Beginning "Back Yard" Atronomers. - Thank You once again Sir.
Thank you for your kind words, my friend .
Jason my man, what can I say another great video! Your videos always gets me excited for the next clear night!!!
Hey Jason, thanks pal.. Great to hear my friend. Take care :)
Pause at 6:11 and there's a few huge artifical structures sticking up
Clavius crater......wasn't that where they found the monolith in "2001 A Space Odyssey" ?
Yes but ‘I am not at liberty to discuss that…’
Just received a 10" Dob, so of course it's cloudy for the next few nights. I'll be looking at these on my 1st clear night. Thanks
Enjoy your new telescope my friend 🙂
Good information
Jason sir keep it up
Thank you Jason!
Another good video, Im happy just looking at the moon so far and haven't even bothered to try and find any planets. Unfortunately its been solid cloud here in Spain for the last week or so. Soon it will be clear again and Im hoping to get some good pictures.
Carry on with these videos, they are helping this beginner no end :)
Hello Barrie, thank you. Great to hear my videos have been helping you. Sorry to hear about the cloud hope it clears up for you soon. All the best :)
Hey Jason awesome list
Hi, nice video..
Thanks!
Your welcome friend :)
Fantastic Video Jason. I really Love This, as a Lunar Observer/imager, Im pretty much observed with most of Lunar Features, They never Get Old!
Another great video Jason..I find your videos very informative .well done and keep them coming
Nice job explaining to new Moon watchers what to look for and just as important, “why” they should look at a particular feature. 👍
please make another sequel of this series
Hello Star Titan. I will be doing more on the Moon so stay tuned friend 🙂
you just raised my inspiration Jason thanks brother 👏👍
Hey Frack, your more than welcome buddy :)
Enjoyed your enthusiasm and more relaxed explanation! Keep it up 👍
i like the way you explain sir, please keep doing the good work.......kudos
Another great video. I was starting to get bored of the moon. Owned a telescope for a few months now and the moon was starting to become little more than another source of light pollution. You have renewed my interest! Thanks, Jason!
Hello Glen. Your more than welcome my friend that's great to hear :)
Tycho is so prominent that I used to think it was the moon's south pole 😅
I just bought a small telescope and I really really enjoy taking pictures of the moon, thank you for the tips
Hello Pijar, Hahaha I can understand why you thought that it is very prominent.. I once heard somebody say "If the moon was an inflatable Tycho is where you would place your mouth to inflate it LOL! Take care friend :)
What do you have going on with that finder on your telescope? It looks like it has an erect image diagonal. And also the added counterweight.
Hello lornaz1975. The little finder is actually a old binocular that I converted into a small finder/refactor. It can be used as a finder but I usually use it for low power wide field of view observations. I need the added counter weight to allow for the finder and camera equipment.
@@smalloptics753 so that is the solar scope you built? And this is it's dual purpose. I see.
When do we see the cheese or the GM cars up there???
Hey Jason 5 great new targets on moon when the moon is in the sky. Something to do duren summer months when it's twilight all night here. I've never believed Appollo 11 really went to moon as I think it was all done in Hollywood studio because technology wasn't advanced enough plus Neil Armstrong didn't seem happy talking about it. You think Neil Armstrong was really on the moon?
I find it nice looking at the craters etc and seeing it's history when the moon was hit many times in its formation and even in the formation of our solar system. Interesting targets for this summer with a small good telescope.
Stay safe my friend and clear skies too!
Totally agree with you.maybe my daughter will find the truth one day!
Hey Bushcraft, Thanks buddy, yes, the moon has got so many interesting things to look at and find, It never grows old... As for do I believe we went to the moon.. Absolutely... I know the videos you are on about and all of them are always shown out of context. Have a look at this video it may change your mind.. Take care buddy, clear skies :)
th-cam.com/video/dsdY-BRE9vA/w-d-xo.html
@@smalloptics753 you handled that well
Sir I'm confused 114/900 az or 76/900 eq which telescope I have to buy
Hello there, I would always go for largest aperture so the 114 is the one I would recommend, also it is on a alt-az mount which are a lot more beginner friendly. Hope this helps... Happy telescope buying :D
@@smalloptics753 Thank you so much sir for the information. Thank you for your brilliant vidios
@@smalloptics753 sir but which mount is good eq or az. Which problems are with az mount.
I'm pretty sure I saw Tiny Clanger and the Soup Dragon, but then some clouds rolled in and obscured the view.
Er, probably.
Look up y'all high in the sky