The Moon
My Lunacy
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O swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon
That monthly changes in her circled orb,
Lest that thy love prove likewise variable.
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One of my most abiding astronomical interests has been a fascination for the
earth's moon. This page is dedicated to that lunacy.
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"Image
courtesy Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Copyright (c) California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. All rights
reserved."
[click on thumbnail for larger image]
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Moon Facts
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Distance from Earth
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238,856 miles
384.401 km |
Apparent Magnitude
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-12.7 at Full Moon |
Mass
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0.012 x Earth's mass |
Moon Day
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27.3 Earth days |
Radius
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0.272 x Earth's radius |
Moon Year
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29.5 Earth days |
Apparent Size
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31 arcmins |
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Moon Phases
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Lunar Eclipse - 1.20.2000
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See my observation notes on
the January 20th Lunar Eclipse.
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Links
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An organization conserned with
the objects in the Solar System; the Sun, Moon, major and minor planets,
comets, and meteors. Their emphasis is on observations and observing
techniques rather than theory or cosmology
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A newsletter for students of the
moon.
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Everything you wanted to know
about observing the moon
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The American Lunar Society is a
group dedicated to the continued study of earth's moon. This is
accomplished through both continued observation and attention to current
research.
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This excellent site offers a
digital reproduction of this classic work-- clearly
one of the best atlases ever
produced.
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Offers Clementine images by map
and object name.
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Offers Clementine images on a
clickable map.
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Excellent summaries of new info
here. I salute Dr. Alan Binder for his work.
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Offers a daily lunar map for
observing that night's features. A nicely done site with music!
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This page offers a remarkably
large number of lunar photographs by an amateur. It also has all
the locations of the lunar space missions marked in a special section.
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This remarkable site has
astronomy news information pulled off current news sites. It is
searchable, so one can put in their favorite astronomical body and check
on the latest news.
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Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and
Moonrise/Moonset/Phase
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