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Pete Lawrence's Moon guides
Written and compiled by Pete Lawrence
Welcome to these moon guides to help observe features on the surface of the moon. It is in five sections and the first section can be completed using only your eyes. The next two require binoculars and the final two a telescope.

The five sections:
- Section 1: The lunar seas
- Section 2: Bright and dark craters
- Section 3: Craters in shadow
- Section 4: Majestic mountains
- Section 5: Lunar specials
Remember it doesn’t matter if you can't see all of the features.
Don’t forget if you’ve managed to take any photographs of any of the features then you can share these via our Photo Group.
Download the section PDFs
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Section 1: The lunar seas
You only need to use your eyes for this section
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Section 2: Bright and dark craters
You will need to use binoculars in this section
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Section 3: Craters in shadow
You will need to use binoculars in this section
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Section 4: Majestic mountains
You will need to use a telescope in this section
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Section 5: Lunar specials
You will need to use a telescope in this section



