The Moon

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Total Lunar Eclipse, August 28, 2007

The eclipsed Moon was visible over Goleta early on the morning of August 28, 2007.

Bigger Moon pictures

I recently upgraded to a higher resolution digital camera and started a new sequence of improved Moon photographs.

Waning crescent Moon, October 17, 2006

Waning crescent Moon, October 16, 2006

Waning crescent Moon, October 15, 2006

Last quarter Moon, October 14, 2006

Waning gibbous Moon, October 8, 2006

Waning gibbous Moon, October 7, 2006

Full Moon, October 6, 2006

Waxing gibbous Moon, October 5, 2006

Waxing gibbous Moon, October 4, 2006

Waxing gibbous Moon, October 3, 2006

Waxing gibbous Moon, October 2, 2006

First quarter Moon, September 29, 2006

Waxing crescent Moon, September 27, 2006

Waning gibbous Moon, September 9, 2006.

Full Moon, September 6, 2006.

Waxing gibbous Moon, September 4, 2006.

Waxing gibbous Moon, September 2, 2006.

First quarter Moon, August 31, 2006.

Waning gibbous Moon, August 12, 2006.

Total Lunar Eclipse, October 27, 2004

The Moon passed through the shadow of the Earth on the evening of October 27. A storm moved through this area shortly before sunset. The view to the east was obscured by clouds. From time to time the Moon appeared through holes in the clouds.

Quicktime movie of the eclipse.

Composite image of the total lunar eclipse.

The Moon was already partially eclipsed when it first peeked through the clouds at 6:47 P.M.

Clouds returned to hide the Moon at 6:56 P.M.

It disappeared behind the clouds until 7:32 when it was totally eclipsed.

7:36 P.M.

7:40 P.M.

7:47 P.M.

7:49 P.M.

The dimly lit Moon disappeared behind the clouds again at 7:53 P.M.

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The Moon revolving around the Earth from July 18 to August 12. Look carefully and you can see how the Moon librates. Since the angular velocity of the Moon is higher when it is at perigee and lower when it is at apogee, it appears to wobble from side to side. Since the Moon's orbit is inclined to the Earth's equator, it appears to wobble up and down.

The Moon revolving around the Earth from August 19 to September 11. (animated GIF)

(Quicktime movie)

This illustrates the difference in apparent size between the Moon at apogee on July 14, August 11, and September 8 and the Moon at perigee on July 1, July 29, August 27, and September 22. Apogee and perigee occur slightly later in each lunar cycle.

This alternates between the full Moon on July 1, July 30, August 27, and September 27 showing how libration presents a slightly different view of the Moon from month to month.