To the Moon!

This powerpoint was developed by LPI for use in teacher workshops, but may be modified for individual use.

The phase and libration of the Moon for 2018, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at...

Bright Venus seen near the crescent Moon on July 15, 2018. 

What's Up for October? Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with your local astronomy club.

This animation shows the geocentric phase, libration, position angle of the axis, and apparent diameter of the Moon throughout the year 2019, at hourly intervals. The imagery is based on actual dat...

A complete slideshow overview of NASA's Apollo lunar exploration program.

This image shows the locations of many spacecraft that have landed on the moon. 

Apollo 50th Anniversary: An Opportunity to Celebrate Past, Present, and Future Lunar Exploration 

The Moon is seen as it sets behind the National Capitol Columns at the US National Arboretum on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Washington.

In the early morning hours of April 15, 2014, the Moon enters the Earth’s shadow, creating a total lunar eclipse.

A photographic record of the moment NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was struck by a meteoroid.

Astronaut David R. Scott, right, commander of the Apollo 15 mission, gets a close look at the sample referred to as "Genesis rock."

The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second.

A ‘Harvest Moon’ rising over the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains as seen from Pasadena, CA in September 2016.  A ‘Harvest Moon’ is the full moon nearest the start of Fall, or the autumnal eq...

Moon viewing ideas for the whole family!

The six Apollo lunar landing sites are all relatively near the equator on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth. 

Now you can have all the dates and times for all the Moon phases for the year at your fingertips.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission and the Moon’s Role in the Solar Eclipse

Engineers prepare NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) spacecraft for acoustic environmental testing.

LRO: Lunar Topography Lithograph

The near side of Earth's Moon, as seen based on data from cameras aboard NASA's robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

The 2018 Moon Maps show the phase of the Moon as it will appear on International Observe the Moon Night, 20 October 2018 from the northern and southern hemispheres.

Set to Claude Debussy's Clair de Lune, this visualization uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show the stark beauty of evolving light and shadow near sunrise and sunset on the rugged lunar su...

Spend the next month getting to know the Moon. Set aside some time each day to look at the Moon. Record your observations in the log provided on the back of this page.

Download and print your Certificate of Participation for the 2018 Observe the Moon Night