Steve’s Virtual Planet

International Moon

Recently, there were a number of news items on the web about the International Observe the Moon Night, the InOMN. This organization us a combined effort from the NASA Night Sky Network, Astronomical Society of the Pacific and other groups to promote the observation of our closest cosmic neighbor, The Moon!

They have one whole night dedicated to our Sister in space and it’s received some great coverage in the astro press as in this S&T Moonwatching story. But even though this has been organized as a once-a-year event, there are great resources listed in this article for moon watching all year long.

Also on the S&T site is this useful reference called A Month of Moonwatching. There are many great guides for lunar observing and a few get very detailed about watching the moon night by night. It can be quite involved but this article breaks it down to baby steps. It’s a great way to get introduced to the “art” of moon gazing!