What moons can been seen through a telescope?

Answer 1

-- From where we sit, the moon appears to revolve around us every 27.3 days.

-- One result is that in that space of time, looking toward the moon means

looking toward all of the stars and other things that are anywhere near its

path.

-- The sun, the moon, and the planets all happen to stay on or close to the

same path through the stars.

-- So no blanket answer to this question is possible, because the situation

changes so fast. Sooner or later, every planet in our solar system will appear

near the moon.

Answer 2

Many moons in our solar system can be seen through a telescope, such as the four largest moons of Jupiter (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto), the largest moon of Saturn (Titan), and Earth's moon. Some smaller moons, such as Triton (moon of Neptune) and Miranda (moon of Uranus), may also be visible with more powerful telescopes.

Answer 3

You would be able to see the same planets that you can see from Earth: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. In addition, because the moons doesn't have any atmosphere and its sky is so dark, you might be able to see Uranus or Neptune as well.

Answer 4

I would not recommend the attempt. The new Moon is very close to the Sun in the sky; you could easily blind yourself by inadvertently pointing the telescope at the Sun instead of at the Moon.

However, precise use of a solar coronagraph CAN display the "new" moon against the background glare of the Sun.

Answer 5

Generally, no. The new moon happens when the Moon is almost between the Sun and the Earth; there is no sunlight striking the visible side of the Moon, and between that and the Sun's glare, it's nearly impossible to see.

Answer 6

The new moon is not generally visible at all. The Moon is "new" when it is quite close to the Sun in the sky, and the entire lighted half of the Moon is facing away from the Earth, toward the Sun.

A day before the new moon, the waning crescent is generally visible low in the eastern sky at dawn, while the day after the new, the waxing crescent is seen low in the western sky at sunset.

Answer 7

During the day. The "new" moon rises about when the Sun does, and sets when the Sun does.

Answer 8

When the Moon is New, the Moon is hiding very close to the Sun in the sky. You might be able to see it, if you blocked the Sun and knew just where to look, but you have to be careful.

Answer 9

Only at night. Or in a deep cave or well, where you can look straight up into the sky.

Answer 10

The New Moon occurs once every 29.53 days. It rises at roughly the same time as the sunrise.