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Crescent Moon

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter Moon

First Quarter

14 Days 6 Hours old moon

Full

Last Quarter Moon

Last Quarter

Crescent Moon

Waning Crescent

Moon

The Moon is the closest celestial object to the Earth and is observed by using all four observing methods: unaided eyes without optical aids, binoculars, telescopes and cameras.

  David Haworth's Moon Images 

  Moon Observing 

Useful items for Moon observing

Moon Terminator

  Moon Observing Resources on the Web 

There are many resources that can help you in Moon observing. An excellent freeware program is the Virtual Atlas of the Moon by Patrick Chevalley and Christian Legrand.

  Moon Data 

New Moon to new Moon is a Moon synodic month which is an average of 29.53 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 2.8 seconds). The Moon is waxing from new Moon to full Moon and the Moon is waning from full Moon to new Moon.

  Moon Links 

  Moon Atlas 

To find these books check your local library, your astronomy club's book library, used book stores and new book stores. Some of these books may be out of print and may not be available at new book stores.

The Hatfield Photographic Lunar Atlas by Jeremy Cook

Atlas of the Moon by Antonin Rukl

Lunar Atlas by Dinsmore Alter

A New Photographic Atlas of the Moon by Zdenek Kopal

Photographic Atlas of the Moon by S. M. Chong, Albert C. H. Lim and P.S. Ang

A Portofolio of Lunar Drawaings by Harold Hill

Moon Atlas by V.A. Firsoff

  Moon Books 

To find these books check your local library, your astronomy club's book library, used book stores and new book stores. Some of these books may be out of print and may not be available at new book stores.

The Moon Book by Kim Long

Observing the Moon by Gerald North

Mapping and Naming the Moon by Ewen A. Whitaker

The Moon Observers's Handbook by Fred W. Price

Exploring the Moon throught Binoculars by Ernest H. Cherrington, Jr.

The Moon As Viewed by Lunary Orbiter by NASA

Guide to Observing the Moon by British Astronomical Association

Welcome to the Moon by Robert Bruce Kelsey

Pictorial Guide to the Moon by Dinsmore Alter


Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO) Links


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