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jjjnettie
13-12-2006, 11:24 AM
I pinched this from another thread.
Doug
13-12-2006, 11:42 AM
Thats really something. Pity about the cloud drifting past:lol:
seriously your animation seems to show the moon approaching and receding throughout the cycle...........nice effort.

cheers,
Doug
stephenmcnelley
13-12-2006, 11:46 AM
Super cool little animation JJJ, you can sort of see the earth/moon libration effect and how it allows us to take small peaks around to the dark side of the old moon.:thumbsup:
jjjnettie
13-12-2006, 12:07 PM
I should point out that the pictures are not mine. I sourced them off the net ages ago. All I did was animate them.
Yes stephen, the effect of libation is very interesting.
Doug
13-12-2006, 01:17 PM
If anyone wants to see the libration affect, a free version of
'Virtual Moon Atlas' is available for download at:

http://www.astrosurf.com/avl/UK_index.html

cheers,
Doug
ving
13-12-2006, 03:43 PM
yup, vma rocks. i have it on my lappy :)
sheeny
13-12-2006, 05:10 PM
Very effective animation jjj!:thumbsup:

Al.
h0ughy
13-12-2006, 05:25 PM
wow what a wobbly boot, nice find
ispom
14-12-2006, 03:13 AM
such a complete lunation was shown by APOD

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051113.html (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051113.html)

interesting is also here

Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041021.html (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041021.html)
Ric
15-12-2006, 12:12 PM
Great animation JJJ, thanks for sharing it.

cheers
spacezebra
19-12-2006, 09:32 AM
Thanks for posting JJJ and all that have posted other links. This is very interesting material on the moon, particularly as has been commented previously, the chance to glimpse those areas of the moon that are not ususally visible.

Cheers Petra
ispom
19-12-2006, 07:28 PM
Hi Petra,
do you know this dramatic Moon-picture

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0609/moonmosaic_carboni_f.jpg (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0609/moonmosaic_carboni_f.jpg)

The fascinating color (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060216.html) differences along the lunar surface are real, though highly exaggerated, corresponding to regions with different chemical compositions (http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Dec04/LunarCrust.html)