Usually, the moon looks like a blob of light in the sky, sometimes a little brighter, and rounder, when the moon is close to full. But still, a fairly uninteresting blob.

Well, my fiancé has a telescope, and it was a beautifully clear night last night, so he got it out and set it up to look at the moon. So I had a look, too.

And for the first time in my life, I saw the whole moon. It was very close to new, so there was a sliver of light from about 2 o’clock to 7 o’clock, very clear, and well-defined. But the rest of the moon was also visible, as a round disc or sphere, a little lighter than the sky, with a kind of mottled texture of dark and light patches.

The difference between how I see the moon normally, and what I saw through the telescope was so huge it was a little mind-blowing. And I wanted share with a group of people who might get it. Because of course the telescope gives more detail to a sighted person, too, but also they just...see the moon’s shape all the time? Maybe not the dark part except in the right conditions, but it’s not going to be as mind-blowing. When people draw in the dark part of the moon in pictures because they just know it’s there, but turns out you can actually SEE that.

So that’s my story. Please enjoy.