To the Moon!

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.

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

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

Moon viewing ideas for the whole family!

The view of the July 27, 2018 total lunar eclipse from the desert in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

What does the other side of the Moon look like, the side that can't be seen from the Earth? This video answers that question.

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...

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

It's not just a time-lapse composite image of our Moon as it arcs across the sky, it's a "super blue blood Moon" eclipse! 

Moonrise over the Syr Darya river.

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

Lunar Image Processing Tutorial, written by Robert Reeves

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

Facebook and Twitter shareables for the 2018 International Observe the Moon Night

LRO science results and ways to get involved in NASA lunar science

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

Mark your calendars: a series of three supermoons will appear on the celestial stage on Dec. 3, 2017, Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2018.

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...

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

This graphic highlights locations on the moon NASA considers "lunar heritage sites" and the path NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft will take on their final flight. 

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.

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.

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

This video explains how our moon creates a solar eclipse.

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