I tried to observe the moon for several nights in the past two weeks but with the new moon and a few cloudy nights, this became arduous. I was however able to view the moon at 10pm both lastnight and on 6/25. There was slight cloudcover on the 25th and the moon was closer to the horizon but I was still able to see the detail on the lunar surface. Here is a picture of my observations.
The Sea of Fertility seemed very prominent in both. After that was the Sea of Tranquility. I noticed that the Sea of Serenity was visible on the 27th but not on the 25th. Overall, I felt that the moon on the 27th showed more detail.
The darkest part may have been the right side of the Sea of Serenity, while the highline of the Sea of Fertility may have been the brightest.
I didn't observe any maria on the bottom half of the moon. There, more delicate patches of shading were observed. There weren't bright or dark patches but a rough contour is visible.

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