Entries from Royal Observatory, Greenwich tagged with 'moon'
Start and end dates of Ramadan 2011
Date (2011) Times of first sighting and setting of the crescent Moon* London Manchester Leeds Glasgow 31 July Crescent moon not visible Crescent moon not visible Crescent moon not visible Crescent moon not visible 1 Aug Crescent moon visible...
NASA crash spacecraft into Moon to find water
Today (9 October 2009) two unmanned NASA spacecraft will impact the Cabeus crater in the lunar South Pole, in the final stage of the LCROSS mission (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite). The first spacecraft, the 2200kg Centaur rocket stage,...
26 January 2009 - Chinese New Year & an annular eclipse
With next Monday's new moon, comes not only Chinese New Year, but also an annular eclipse of the Sun. Annular eclipses are more common than total eclipses, but fewer people are aware of their existence. Both occur when the Moon...
The Moon gliding past Mercury, Jupiter & then Venus
The Moon passing by Mercury, Jupiter & Venusplanets
Biggest Full Moon for 15 Years
The biggest Full Moon for 15 years
Venus, Jupiter & the Moon over the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Venus, Jupiter & the Moon over the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Hidden Venus
Occulation of Venus by the Moon, 1st of December, 2008
Hiding Venus behind the Moon
The Moon hides Venus on the 1st of December, 2008.
Hiding the sisters: the Moon occults the Pleiades
The Moon covers up the Pleiades for a few hours on the 13th of November.
The Sky Tonight - November, 2008
The night sky for November, 2008
The Sky Tonight - May 2008
Highlights of the Night Sky for May
How many black holes does the Moon hide?
How many black holes does the Moon hide?
Eclipses in February 2008
An annular solar eclipse, and a lunar eclipse, in February
The moon's violent birth
We think the moon formed when a Mars-sized planet (Theia) smashed into the proto-Earth four and a half billion years ago. This remarkable idea is supported by the geology of moon rocks, brought back by the Apollo astronauts between 1968-1974,...
The Earth setting behind the lunar horizon
The Earth setting behind the lunar horizon
Flamsteed update
The next meeting of the Flamsteed Society will be in one week's time on Monday November 5 in the NMM Lecture Theatre. Dr Francisco Diego will be talking about "What the stars have done for us: from Astrology to Astrophysics"....
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