Tal2 had no chance of spying the Moon tonight.. once again hidden by my neighbour's trees. Though from our back door I had a clear view of the Moon, albeit a brief one. Due to the high trees and the low Moon I had maybe 20 minutes of possible observing time. I decided to set up my tiny 40mm refractor. Considering it only has an objective glass of 40mm aperture, it does show a fair bit of lunar detail. From tonight's lunar log book I note.. along the terminator, and close by: Flammarion, Herschel, Halley, Hind, Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, Arzachel, Purbach, Walter. Flammarion wasn't that distinct , but Herschel was an inky black pit with it's west wall lit up like a thin waning crescent moon. I then flew over to have a quick look at Hercules and Atlas.. Hercules exhibited a bright central region, but the 40mm aperture did not reveal much else, Atlas was outlined well. On the southwestern border of Mare Serenitatis (Montes Haemus) I spotted Menelaus plus