Our Lovely MoonAnd we’re lucky to have it!

Assembled ByKen Mitchell

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The Moon’s Phases

From this perspective, only the “half-Moon” is seen. However, an observer on Earth will see the Moon through its various phases. The times shown (on the Earth’s picture) corresponds to the Moon’s position in its monthly orbit at noontime.

The Moon’s Front Side

We get to see only 56% of this side of the Moon because it’s synchronized into an orbit with the same period of rotation as its revolution around the Earth.

Tycho and Copernicus: Lunar Ray Craters

Tycho

Copernicus

The Far Side of the Moon Apollo 16 Orbit

Why do there seem to be more craters on the far side of the Moon?

Lunar Eclipse: When the Earth Eclipse the Moon

Solar Eclipse As Viewed From the Moon

Annular Solar Eclipse at High Resolution

Saguaro Moon Rise – The Harvest Moon

Is the Moon really this big?

Summer Moon IllusionNo, the Moon is not larger near the horizon

New Crescent Moon - Pescadero Beach

Apollo 8 Earthshine

The view of Earth from the Moon.

Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars

Lunar surface charging and electric fields caused by sunlight and solar wind.