There wouldn't be any reflection from the Sun and you would be able to get a full image of the Earth from afar.
If you built an observatory on the lunar surface, there would be no atmosphere to battle in viewing what you needed to see. Therefore, as far as an observatory goes, one could see more due to the fact that the sky would be much more clear from the moon since it has no atmosphere than that of Earth, which does.
You would feel heaviest on Earth due to its stronger gravitational pull compared to the Moon. The gravitational force on the Moon is about one-sixth that of Earth, which would make you weigh less on the Moon than on Earth.
Yes, it is impossible to skateboard on the moon due to the lack of atmosphere and gravity. Without gravity to keep the skateboarder grounded and friction from the lack of atmosphere, it would be difficult to maneuver and maintain balance on a skateboard.
It depends on where on the moon you are. If you are on the side of the moon facing Earth, yes. If you are on the side facing away, no. If you are on the Earth-facing side you can see Earth because there is nothing obstructing your view, and Earth is a good deal larger than the moon, which would make it a very prominent object in the sky. On the side facing away you cannot se Earth because the moon is blocking your view
The Moon was in the "waning gibbous" phase, at 93% full. It was full yesterday (January 20, 2011). You can see the Phases of the Moon on the US Naval Observatory's website at the link below.
The main prospects of an observatory on the moon is that there would be less artificial light from human activity to cloud the visible light from stellar objects, and also, having no atmosphere means there would be less interference of the image that a telescope/observatory would be trying to see.
Yerkes
Not much that is good. I would recommend you get the kitchen.
Any flat piece of land would make a good landing site.
See the link below to "Phases of the Moon" from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
It would present communication problems, BUT it would be an excellent place to set up an observatory.
The observatory near Chicago with a crater on the moon and asteroid 990 is called the Yerkes Observatory. It is a facility of the University of Chicago and is located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The observatory houses a large refracting telescope and has a historical legacy in astronomical research.
If you built an observatory on the lunar surface, there would be no atmosphere to battle in viewing what you needed to see. Therefore, as far as an observatory goes, one could see more due to the fact that the sky would be much more clear from the moon since it has no atmosphere than that of Earth, which does.
Charon, the moon of Pluto, was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.
What is meant is having an observatory on the moon vice in low earth orbit. Search some of the other questions that were answered on this topic for further information.
In the Observatory once you look through the telescope and shoot the moon
See the link below from the U.S. Naval Observatory.