Drunken Moon

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I pinched this from another thread.

[Doug]

Thats really something. Pity about the cloud drifting past
seriously your animation seems to show the moon approaching and receding throughout the cycle...........nice effort.

cheers,
Doug

[stephenmcnelley]

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.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

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]

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 (David)]

yup, vma rocks. i have it on my lappy

[sheeny (Al)]

Very effective animation jjj!

Al.

[h0ughy (David)]

wow what a wobbly boot, nice find

[ispom]

such a complete lunation was shown by APOD

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

interesting is also here

Apogee Moon, Perigee Moon

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041021.html

[Ric]

Great animation JJJ, thanks for sharing it.

cheers

[spacezebra (Petra)]

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]

Hi Petra,
do you know this dramatic Moon-picture

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

The fascinating color differences along the lunar surface are real, though highly exaggerated, corresponding to regions with different chemical compositions