Video from To Scale:
"We took a telescope around the streets of Los Angeles to give passersby an up-close look at a familiar object: a new view of the moon.
All footage captured in camera--no compositing. A film by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh www.wylieoverstreet.com www.alexgorosh.com Telescope: 12" collapsible Dobsonian reflector Eyepiece: Televue 13mm Ethos" from video introduction
A moon is an object that orbits a planet or something else that is not a star. Besides planets, moons can circle dwarf planets, large asteroids, and other bodies.
For everything you ever wanted to know aout the Moon visit NASA's website Earth's Moon
We take the moon for granted. We see past it or through it. Like most of the wonders of God's creation that surround us we don't recognize the wonder of it.
But it is there and continues that which God has designed for it to do.
Some people notice the moon and even celebrate it. Thankfully for the rest of us! The above video helps us to appreciate God's creation more! want to know more about the moon? Read on..
The Moon: One of the Earliest Human Symbols
"Nearly 50 years since we first bounded awkwardly across its crusty surface in July 1969, does the Moon still transfix us? An ambitious new virtual reality artwork by the US artist and composer Laurie Anderson and Taiwanese new-media artist Hsin-Chien Huang is aimed at keeping fresh our fascination with Earth’s closest celestial cousin – an enchantment that dates back to mankind’s earliest artistic impulses. From the moment our prehistoric forebears first felt the urge to draw graffiti on cave walls, the Moon has tugged at our creative consciousness, drawing forth our aesthetic imagination as commandingly as it pulls into rhythm the oceans’ tides..." from the article: The Moon: One of the Earliest Human Symbols
Some people have even been to the moon!
Earth's Moon - Yea We've Been There!
Who Has Walked on the Moon?
Editor's Note: Four more human beings are set to return to the Moon in late 2024. NASA's Artemis II crew will include the first woman and first person of color to visit the Moon.
Who Has Walked on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings to walk on the Moon. Four of America's moonwalkers are still alive: Aldrin (Apollo 11), David Scott (Apollo 15), Charles Duke (Apollo 16), and Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17).
In all, 24 American astronauts made the trip from Earth to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. Three astronauts made the journey from Earth to the Moon twice: James Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13), John Young (Apollo 10 and Apollo 16), and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17).]]
The 12 Moon Walkers
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)–Apollo 11
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-)–Apollo 11
Charles "Pete" Conrad (1930-1999)–Apollo 12
Alan Bean (1932-2018)–Apollo 12
Alan B. Shepard Jr. (1923-1998)–Apollo 14
Edgar D. Mitchell (1930-2016)–Apollo 14
David R. Scott (1932-)–Apollo 15
James B. Irwin (1930-1991)–Apollo 15
John W. Young (1930-2018)–Apollo 10 (orbital), Apollo 16 (landing)
Charles M. Duke (1935-)–Apollo 16
Eugene Cernan (1934-2017)–Apollo 10 (orbital), Apollo 17 (landing)
Harrison H. Schmitt (1935-)–Apollo 17
Who Orbited the Moon?
Frank Borman (1928-)–Apollo 8
William A. Anders (1933-)–Apollo 8
James A. Lovell Jr. (1928-)–Apollo 8, Apollo 13
Thomas Stafford (1930-)–Apollo 10
Michael Collins (1930-2021)–Apollo 11
Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017)–Apollo 12
Fred W. Haise Jr. (1933-)–Apollo 13
John L. Swigert Jr. (1931-1982)–Apollo 13
Stuart A. Roosa (1933-1994)–Apollo 14
Alfred M. Worden (1932-2020)–Apollo 15
Thomas K. Mattingly II (1936-)–Apollo 16
Ronald E. Evans (1933-1990)–Apollo 17
Surviving Moon WalkersEdwin "Buzz" Aldrin (Apollo 11) David R. Scott (Apollo 15) Charles M. Duke (Apollo 16) Harrison H. Schmitt (Apollo 17)Surviving Apollo Moon CrewsFrank Borman (Apollo 8) William A. Anders (Apollo 8)James A. Lovell Jr. (Apollo 8, Apollo 13) Thomas Stafford (Apollo 10) Fred W. Haise Jr. (Apollo 13) Thomas K. Mattingly II (Apollo 16)Featured Resources
Page Updated: April 13, 2023" from the article: Who Has Walked on the Moon?
NASA's Artemis Moon Program
NASA's Artemis II AstronautsHighlights From NASA’s Reveal of the Artemis II Moon Astronauts
The crew of three Americans and one Canadian will be the first humans to fly toward the moon in more than 50 years.
HOUSTON — For the first time in more than half a century, NASA has named a crew of astronauts headed to the moon.
Humans have not ventured more than a few hundred miles off the planet since the return of Apollo 17, NASA’s last moon mission, in 1972. After Artemis’s experience on the moon, NASA hopes to chart a path to putting humans on Mars, while scientists expect to use what is found there to answer questions about how the solar system formed.
Astronauts in 2023 are much different from those when the United States was in a race to beat the Soviet Union to the moon. During the Apollo program, 24 astronauts flew to the moon, and 12 of them stepped on the surface. All of them were Americans. All of them were white men, many of whom were test pilots. This time, the astronaut corps reflects a much wider swath of society..
They are Reid Wiseman, the mission’s commander; Victor Glover, the pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and, Jeremy Hansen, also a mission specialist. The first three are NASA astronauts, while Mr. Hansen is a member of the Canadian Space Agency.
“When we were selecting astronauts back then,” Mr. Glover said in an interview, “we intended to select the same person, just multiple copies.”
Ms. Koch will be the first woman to venture beyond low-Earth orbit, and Mr. Hansen, as a Canadian, the first non-American to travel that far..." from the article: NASA's Artemis II AstronautsHighlights From NASA’s Reveal of the Artemis II Moon Astronauts
Millions Still Believe the 1969 Moon Landing Was a Hoax
"Despite the huge amount of evidence, the dust and rock samples, the television footage, and the hundreds of thousands of people who made it happen, polls show as many as 6% of Americans believe the Apollo 11 astronauts never landed on the moon.
Conspiracy theorists continue to insist the entire mission 50 years ago was an elaborate hoax, produced at the Area 51 Air Force testing range in Nevada or on a Hollywood movie soundstage by legendary director Stanley Kubrick..." from the article: Millions Still Believe the 1969 Moon Landing Was a Hoax
Just so you know..
Moons in the Solar System
"There are currently 181 known moons in our solar system orbiting the various planets and dwarf planets. Of the 13 planets and dwarf planets, there are four which don't have any moons. These are the planets Mercury and Venus, and the dwarf planets Ceres and Makemake.." from the article: Moons in the Solar System