“It’s late at night, the full moon is shining brightly, and you hear the dogs in the neighborhood doing a chorus of howling. Why do dogs howl at the moon?” MORE ➲

From The Old Farmer’s Almanac. VIEW ➲

“Mooncakes symbolize the gathering of friends and family and are an indispensable part of the offerings made to the Earth God, Tu Ti Kung. According to popular belief, the custom of eating mooncakes began in the late Yuan dynasty…” MORE ➲

“Although it is by far the biggest and brightest object in the night sky the moon is not an easy subject to photograph. Using a standard 50mm lens, an image projected onto a slide or negative is only about 1/50 of an inch. Also consider such issues as exposure times, film types, and lenses and you begin to understand what is needed to take photographs of the moon.” MORE ➲

“It’s 1957 and the Soviet Unioin has just launched Sputnik I, touching off a space race with the United States thatm, fueled by the tow nations’ Cold War rivalry, leads to mind-boggling advancements in space technology.” MORE ➲

“For the first time since 1972, the United States is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live there while they prepare what may be the most ambitious undertaking in history — putting human beings on Mars.” MORE ➲

“This tool displays the approximate Moon phases for a given month.” VIEW ➲

“Third lunar landing attempt. Mission was aborted after rupture of service module oxygen tank. Classed as ‘successful failure’ because of experience in rescuing crew. Spent upper stage successfully impacted on the Moon.” MORE ➲

‘Blue Moon’ was originally Written by Rodgers and Hart in 1934 and has been performed by Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley and The Marcels, among others. This page has sound samples and lyrics from ‘Blue Moon’ and about 20 other moon-themed songs. MORE ➲

“Would you have by any chance any information on possible NASA projects as regards observing from the Moon? Would the dark side of the moon be a good place for a telescope?” MORE ➲

“Written just eighty-four years before Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, this is a Victorian collection of moon lore: myths, folklore, superstitions and just plain whimsy from all lands.” MORE ➲

“After hundreds of years of detailed observation and study, our closest companion in the vast universe, Earth’s moon, remains an enigma. Six moon landings and hundreds of experiments have resulted in more questions being asked than answered.” MORE ➲

“Although the moon has not had great prominence in the history of religion, the worship of it has been known since earliest recorded time—in the oldest literatures of Egypt, Babylonia, India, and China—and still exists today in various parts of the world, particularly among certain African and Native American groups.” MORE ➲

“It came to pass that a man named Mundilfari had two children, a boy named Moon and a girl named Sun. He was an arrogant man and the gods took his children from him and placed them in the sky. The gods made Sun drive the horses which drew the chariot of the sun that the gods had made to light the worlds from a spark. Moon governs the journeying of the moon and decides the time of its waxing and waning.” MORE ➲

“The following table is a partial list of artificial objects on the surface of the Moon. They have been abandoned after having served their purpose. The list does not include smaller objects such as the retroreflectors. Nor does it include several commemorative or personal objects left there by Apollo astronauts, such as the golf balls from Alan Shepard’s lunar driving practice during Apollo 14, or the statuette left by the crew of Apollo 15.” MORE ➲

Something else that was left on the moon.

“Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We invite you to explore this ‘weird and scenic landscape’ where yesterday’s volcanic events are likely to continue tomorrow.” MORE ➲

btw this is in Idaho, strangely enough.

“From any location on the Earth, the Moon appears to be a circular disk which, at any specific time, is illuminated to some degree by direct sunlight. Like the Earth, the Moon is a sphere which is always half illuminated by the Sun, but as the Moon orbits the Earth we get to see more or less of the illuminated half.” MORE ➲

“Have you ever wondered why the moon is more orange or yellow in color when it first rises at night. This effect is caused by the atmosphere of the earth. The reason for the orange color is due to the scattering of light by the atmosphere. When the moon is near the horizon, the moonlight must pass through much more atmosphere than when the moon is directly overhead.” MORE ➲

“The Moon is the brightest and most fascinating object in the night sky. With constantly changing solar illumination and more than 11,000 craters visible in a small telescope, the Moon offers endless diversion for all who look.” VIEW ➲

“When the Moon is not in its new phase, it can be seen on clear days or nights from anywhere on the surface of Earth if you know when to look. The Moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite, and has never been given any other scientific name.” MORE ➲

Well, this link ain’t gonna make you any smarter, but it sure is fun. And it appeals to all audiences: Myself, my wife and our two young children love this. LISTEN ➲

“The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what happened during the missions and why.” MORE ➲