PDF-(READ)-Moon: Photographing the Moon 1840-Now

On July 21 1969 the first man set foot on The Moon When Neil Armstrong was asked if this made him feel big he answered No it made me feel really really small 50 years later this publication celebrates that special moment that put life on earth into a totally different perspective It collects pictures of the worlds best photographers from the 1840s until today Next to historical photographs and imagery printed in media the publication features many artists that each in their own way reflect on this mystical celestial body we call moon The book shows the diversity of meanings of The Moon its relation to mankind and to nature The Moon has always both attracted and scared people around the world It is our everyday connection to the unfathomable universe Since time immemorial it is revered for its beauty its stillness and mysterious appearance and yet also feared for its supernaturalseeming qualities In mythology The Moon has always been given a central place With its magnetic forces it changes the tides and has a direct and uncontrollable impact on mankind from above In 1840 barely three years after the invention of photography JW Draper makes the first picture ever made of The Moon and since that day photographers have never stopped following his example The paradoxical aspects of the moon continue to fascinate and inspire Like a photograph The Moon depends on sunlight to be visible It has no light of its own and no apparent strength to resist our nightly city lights either Photographers feel this close connection to The Moons characteristics and find the perfect object in its aesthetics The landing on The Moon was a culmination point of the1960s Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union which quickly became a symbol of the Cold War The images of the landing became the bearer of values and symbols of the United States and were widely spread through various media In 1973 NASA abolished its moon program The Moon had been conquered and the public seemed to have had lost interest However today people still find The Moon fascinating and humanity continues to dream about setting foot on the suns shadow. This is called an orbit The same side of the Moon always faces the Earth It takes one month for the Moon to go around the Earth The Moon is a little more than 200000 miles from the Earth It is about the size of the Earth That means the Earth is fou lit up by the Sun?. Half the Moon is always. lit by the Sun. Except . . .. When the Earth’s shadow hits the Moon we have a …….. Lunar Eclipse. Eclipses. Solar Eclipse—the moon moves in a line directly between the Earth and sun. Gary Sutcliffe, W9XT. Ken Boston, W9GA. Copyright Gary C. . Sutcliffe 2011. Making contacts via the moon with a modest amateur 2 meter station. EME (Earth-Moon-Earth). EME involves transmitting a signal towards . Ken Boston, W9GA. Copyright Gary C. . Sutcliffe 2011. Making contacts via the moon with a modest amateur 2 meter station. EME (Earth-Moon-Earth). EME involves transmitting a signal towards . the moon and receiving the reflected wave. . Facing up to the Moon. The moon orbits the . Earth. . . It takes about a . month. for the moon to . complete its orbit. . . Its orbit is nearly . circular. with a . radius. of about 380,000 km . The moon . into Earth’s shadow. b) The Moon has a permanently dark side. c) The Moon is only visible at night. d) The seasons are due to the changing distance between the Earth and. the Sun. e) A light year is a measure of distance. 1. Get your notebook and label . Assignment 5: The Moon. in your table of contents.. 2. Go to the next available page behind Assignment 4, and label it with . Assignment 5: The Moon. .. 3. Find a partner and discuss the following questions, and be ready to answer them when class begins.. What is a Moon?. Natural satellites that orbit planets and asteroids. Vary in shape, size, and make-up. Moons in our solar system. Mercury and Venus = 0. Earth = 1. Mars = 2. Jupiter = 79*. Saturn = 53*. st. quarter moon, full moon, last quarter moon). Hint: Today is a new moon (Weds, Feb. 18. th. and there are only 28 days in Feb. ). Hint: We have a new moon every 28 days. Pull out Bill Nye worksheet . The Moon Topographic map from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Basic data Radius 0.27 of Earth’s Mass 0.01 of Earth’s Orbits Earth with period 27.3 days Revolves on its axis with this period: tidally locked so one face always points towards the Earth https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvfTY-tVzI&safe=active. . On 16. th. July 1969 Apollo 11 set off from Florida USA on a mission to get to the moon. On board were Neil Armstrong aged 26 , Buzz Aldrin aged 22 and Michael Collins aged 28 they had all undergone extensive training . This beautiful visual history of the moon explores humanity\'s endless fascination with its closest cosmic neighbour.From humankind\'s first lunar recordings to present-day myths and new exploration efforts, this original and diverting account intertwines artistic, religious and political interpretations with critical scientific study and observation.Trace the history of the moon and its many faces in this extensively illustrated and illuminating volume. Tides. Characteristics of the . Moon. Spherical; made of . rock. Has no atmosphere, no water, and no living . things. Drastic temperature . changes. Earth’s only . natural. . satellite. Moon . & . Francesco Loparco*. Salvatore De Gaetano, Mario Nicola . Mazziotta. . on behalf of the Fermi LAT Collaboration. *e-mail: francesco.loparco@ba.infn.it. The gamma-ray Moon. 1. The Moon is among the brightest sources in the gamma-ray sky.