| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Moon
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Apollo Lunar Surface Journal 
 Transcripts of the Apollo lunar missions 11-17 are presented here, with most of them separated into convenient chapters such as "landing day." There is plenty of background material on the missions and crews (including portraits and brief biographies) to help it all make sense. RealAudio clips allow users to hear some of the communications for themselves. Images, and in some cases video clips (RealPlayer), are also available here. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/frame.html Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Technology Last updated Apr 12, 2005 The Apollo Program
A comprehensive source for details, facts, and information about all of the NASA Apollo lunar exploration missions. Learn about the many uncrewed test missions as well as the eleven crewed space flights. Special features include images of each official crew patch and audio and video clips related to specific missions. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/index.html Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Technology Last updated Apr 12, 2005 Apollo to the Moon
Devoted to the Apollo project and the quest to land a man on the moon. Includes articles on the space race, President Kennedy, Apollo 11 and the first lunar landing, and what came after Apollo 11; photographs and information on lunar rocks; a list of artifacts connected to the space race; and a timeline (1957 to 1975). From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/gal210/enter.html Topics: Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Technology Last updated Apr 12, 2005 Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
Enter a U.S. town and a date and view a page with longitude and latitude; the time of the beginning and end of civil twilight, sunrise and set; sun transit; moonrise and set; moon transit; and phase of the moon, including percentage of illumination. Another form for any location worldwide is available, but the user must enter longitude, latitude, and time zone. From the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Mar 10, 2004 Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon
A digital edition of David E. Bowker and J. Kenrick Hughes' 1971 book, Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon. Includes over 600 photographs of the moon, searchable by name and coordinate range, and browsable by descending latitude and longitude. From the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/ Topics: Astronomy, Photograph Collections, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Jan 30, 2005 Earth and Moon Viewer
View either a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at this moment or view the Earth from the Sun, the Moon, the night side of the Earth, above any location on the planet specified by latitude, longitude, and altitude, from a satellite in Earth orbit, or above cities around the globe. Also shows the Moon from Sun, Earth, night side, above formations on the Moon, and as a map. http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/ Topics: Astronomy, Maps by Place, Photograph Collections, Scientific Themes Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Google Moon
This site provides "a mosaic of landing site images and a tour of the Apollo landings" on the moon. Click to zoom in on the landing sites for the "six missions of the Apollo Program, which lasted from 1963 to 1972." Also includes a FAQ and a relief map showing moon elevations. From Google, in partnership with scientists at the NASA Ames Research Center. http://www.google.com/moon/ Topics: Astronomy Last updated Sep 25, 2007 Lunar and Planetary Science
Compilation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) materials on individual planets, the moon, asteroids, and comets. Find links to fact sheets, current and past missions, images and data, and other relevant publications. Also includes links to related websites. From NASA. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ Topics: Astronomy Last updated Sep 19, 2007 Lunar Eclipse Observer
Serious astronomers as well as backyard moon watchers will find valuable information here: analyses of lunar eclipses, moon topography, lunar animations and images, and links to relevant sites. Amateurs and professionals are invited to contribute observations of lunar eclipses or of the moon's surface features from their site. Maintained by Fadden Lunar Observatory, Australia. http://www.netspeed.com.au/minnah/LEOx.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Aug 26, 2002 Lunar Meteorites
Questions and answers about "lunar meteorites, or lunaites, [which] are meteorites from the Moon. In other words, they are rocks found on Earth that were ejected from the Moon by the impact of an asteroidal meteoroid or possibly a comet." Includes images, references to journal articles, a list of lunar meteorites, a gallery of "meteorwrongs" (rocks mistakenly identified as meteorites), and related material. From a lunar geochemist at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/moon_meteorites.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Aug 3, 2004 Lunar Prospector
Launched to the moon on Jan 6th, 1998 and crash-landed there on July 31, 1999, Prospector's mission was to find answers to long-standing questions about the moon, its resources, its structure and its origins during its year-long polar orbiting trip. A key answer they looked for is whether there is water in the form of ice on the moon. This NASA site contains everything from text to videos. Included are a timeline of US, Soviet, and Japanese lunar missions since 1959, a partial lunar gazetteer, real-time data, and audio and video clips. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunarprosp.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Nov 20, 2001 Moon Watch
This site contains information about predicting and observing the new crescent moon. Calculate the last new crescent moon by entering your geographic location, and view a chart showing the visibility of the next new moon. Includes a place to enter and view results of observations of the new moon, and brief background information and a glossary. From the HM Nautical Almanac Office, England. http://www.crescentmoonwatch.org Topics: Astronomy Last updated Nov 2, 2005 San Francisco Chinatown: Autumn Moon Festival
The Moon Festival is celebrated annually in Asian communities around the world (in mid-to-late September, on Western calendars). Based on the Chinese lunar calendar, this event is sometimes referred to as the Autumn Festival or Harvest Moon Festival. Find dragon and Moon Goddess legends, a recipe for the traditional moon cakes, and photographs from a local celebration. http://www.moonfestival.org/ Topics: Astronomy, Holiday Foods, Beverages, and Recipes, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Recipes by Region, Recreation, Snacks and Baked Goods, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated May 16, 2005 Sky Information
This page from Los Angeles' Griffith's Observatory includes the Sky Report , eclipses, phases of the moon, moonrise and moonset, sunrise and sunset, the sun's daily path (from Los Angeles), tide tables, astronomical zodiac, equinoxes and solstices, and planet positions through 2010. http://www.griffithobs.org/Skyinfo.html Topics: Astronomy, Geography, Holidays and Observances Individually, Water, Weather Last updated Dec 6, 2001 Views of the Solar System
An informative site that includes many recent images from space with an index to these images. Each planet is given extensive coverage as is the sun, meteors, and comets. The section for earth includes terrestrial impact craters and volcanoes. There is a history of space exploration and a glossary. Additionally there are links to related resources and as tables of historical, orbital, and physical data for the sun, planets, and their satellites. http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm Topics: Astronomy Last updated Mar 23, 2002 Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
"View the phase of the Moon for any date and time [1800 to 2199 A.D.]. Updated every four hours. Provided by the Time Service Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory. http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html Topics: Astronomy Last updated Apr 7, 2004 What's a Blue Moon?
An article tracing a popular but erroneous explanation of this lunar phenomenon. From Sky & Telescope. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/3304131.html?c=y&page=1 Topics: Astronomy Last updated Jun 20, 2007 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |