A New Hobby

This was taken with my camera

Ever since Mr Ladybug bought the telescope last year I have been really in love with the moon. Seriously in love. I look for every night and on those few days you can see it during the day I am so excited. It has something to do with the first time I looked through the telescope and saw all those craters and shaded areas and I had to know what they all were. I had seen pictures in books and online but seeing them for yourself just blows you away. Just in case any of you are in love with the moon and want to learn more I thought I would share a few things.

I have started labeling everything and looking it up.

As with any hobby if can get costly real fast! Mr Ladybug is at work so I cant tell you exactly what kind of telescope we have but it cost around $280. We were able to see the eclipse last year while wearing our eclipse glasses but He has since made a solar filter that works really great too. I will post more info on the telescope our next outing with it.


The most less expensive way are the binoculars. These things are so awesome! They cost around $75 from Amazon and are from the same manufacturer as our telescope. You can also bird watch or follow airplanes in the sky. We have not had many chances to use them for star gazing but are looking forward to when it gets warmer.

Then we have the new camera. The cost was around $700. It was a long thought out process before we  made this purchase but since we will pack many picnics and head out on adventures to use them I think they are well worth the purchase and I dont think we had purchased a new camera in like 15 years.

You can also buy lots of books and find resources online.

This moon map comes cat approved.

I think the moon reminds me of a lot of people. You see them all the time but never give them much thought. But when you really look at them you will find so much more.