Sticking with my theme of art and astronomy… Back in March 2012, I posted a remarkable video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (where I used to work) showing the motion of the Moon and how its ...
The combination of the slow rocking back and forth of the moon called libration brings into view three lunar maria or "seas" that are normally hidden around the backside - Mare Humboldtianum, M.
October's full Moon reaches peak illumination just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 7, but astronomy aficionados with earlier bedtimes don't need to wait up that late to see it happen. Due in part to a kind of ...
Abstract: Motivated by a renewed interest in cis-lunar space vehicle operations and other Lunar missions, we consider how to make judicious use of the invariant manifolds associated with the periodic ...
To get the best view of the July full Moon, look to the southeast anytime after sundown. That night, the Moon rises at about 9:45 p.m. Around 1:30 a.m., the Moon will reach its highest point: low in ...
Kordilewski, K., Intern. Astron. Union Circular, No. 1760 (1961). Allen, H. W., Krumm, J. W., and Randle, J. R., The Zodiacal Light and Interplanetary Medium, NASA ...
Accurate predictions of the Moon’s position in space will be essential for lunar exploration and for establishing the Moon as a base for future space missions. However, the Moon’s rotation and orbit ...
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