Moon
Categories
Links
MoonBase7
Facts, missions, phases, news, links. Also dedicated to the space in general and robotics.
The Moon Illusion Explained
http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/
Why our satellite looks big at the horizon and smaller when higher up.
The Solar System in Action: Moon
http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/moon.html
General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language.
Keith's Moon Page
http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/
A collection of facts, phases, folklore and photographs.
Interactive Map of the Moon
The visible and the hidden side. Includes games and basic information about the satellite and the lunar missions.
What's a Blue Moon?
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp
From Sky and Telescope magazine. Explains what it is and when the phenomenon happens.
Geologic Lunar Research Group
http://digilander.libero.it/gibbidomine/
Resource for all lunar observers interested in geologic, dome and TLP research. Some content in Italian.
Moon Stereogram Demonstration
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/1/500/DC1
Demonstration as to why the Moon appears larger when nearer the horizon than when high in the sky.
Summer Moon Illusion
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/24jun_moonillusion.htm?list661644
An explanation of the illusion that the Moon, low on the horizon, is actually bigger then when seen higher in the sky.
Dyson's Animated Moon
http://www.mariannedyson.com/moon.htm
Interative moon map (Flash based) with brief information about various features.
Earth-Moon Dynamics Page
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/trevor_green
Extracts from five papers studying Earth-Moon dynamics relating to evolution and gravity topics.
Atlas of the Moon
http://www.mondatlas.de/index_e.html
Interactive Moon atlas (hotspots) with links to 237 close-up images. [Also in German]
The Moon Museum
http://moon.uc.edu/ar2des3.htm
A tour made on the 30th anniversary of the first lunar landing.