Lunar rays
Astronomers are often asked when the best time to look at the Moon is. The obvious answer would seem to be when it’s full, because the full Moon is the biggest and brightest phase. But if you’re wanting to see details on the Moon then full Moon is absolutely the worst time. To see the Sun-drenched peaks of its towering mountains, the frigid depths of its deepest craters and the floors of the valleys which weave and wander across its surface, you
