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Observing the Moon

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Observing the Moon The Moon is the best object to observe the first time you go out at night. Pick a night when the Moon is a crescent. No shadows are seen during a full Moon, making it appear flat and uninteresting. Look for different features on the Moon. The most obvious features are craters. In fact you can see craters within craters. Some craters have bright lines about them. These are called rays and are the result of material thrown out of the crater when it was struck by a colliding object. The dark areas on the Moon are called maria and are composed of lava from the period when the Moon still had volcanic activity. You can also see mountain ranges and fault lines on the Moon. 33 32

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Observing the Moon
The Moon is the best object to observe the first time you go
out at night. Pick a night when the Moon is a crescent. No
shadows are seen during a full Moon, making it appear flat
and uninteresting. Look for different features on the Moon.
The most obvious features are craters. In fact you can see
craters within craters. Some craters have bright lines about
them. These are called rays and are the result of material
thrown out of the crater when it was struck by a colliding
object. The dark areas on the Moon are called maria and
are composed of lava from the period when the Moon still
had volcanic activity. You can also see mountain ranges and
fault lines on the Moon.
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