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Motions of the Moon
(some general links can also be found in the sky objects resource page)

General Information

  • Celestial Body Motion: US Naval Observatory page.

Phases of the Moon

  • Explanations/Information: Chris Dolan's java animation; Alwyn Botha's quizzes; NOAA page; Montana State page; Enchanted Learning page.
  • Current Calendar: Googol.com page and information; lunaroutreach.org site; Llewellyn's Moon phase tracker.
  • Phases for Any Date: US Naval Observatory page; NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center page; StarDate online page; Paul Carlisle's page.
  • Other related sites: Moon Stick (slide rule phase calendar) site; Tide Clock site.

Eclipses (for other phenomena related to the Moon, see the Moon links page)

  • Calendar and Links: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center page; Yahoo!'s list of links; Sky & Telescope observing guide.
  • Solar Eclipses: The Earth View ECLIPSE network; How Solar Eclipses Work page; space.com Solar Eclipse Headquarters page.
  • Lunar Eclipses: Mr. Eclipse's page.
  • Other Eclipses: IOTA (International Occultation Timing Association) site.
  • Saros Cycle: Fred Espenak's page.
  • Bailey's Beads: Exploratorium page.
  • Other Related Sites: Awlyn Botha's quiz.

 

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