Lunar
Lunar viewing nights are held monthly at Whiteman Park at different phases of the moon.Apart from viewing the moon and any planets that are visible, a popular activity on these nights is drawing craters or lunar features. A camera from the eyepiece to a monitor gives a close-up view of the moon's surface to make the challenge of drawing details easier. Drawing a crater or lunar feature usually means taking much more notice of detail and some drawings are quite spectacular. The drawings are displayed at the annual social night. Using this set-up also allows for wandering over the whole of the visible moon's surface and seeing it in detail

Drawing features of the moon's surface is popular

This page was last updated on 25 July, 2007