International Observe the Moon Night is sponsored by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) objective and the Solar System Exploration Division of NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center, with support from lots of partners. LRO is managed by NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
For more information about International Observe the Moon Night, go to: https://moon.nasa.gov/observe.
Watch the NASA TV Broadcast on Saturday, October 16 from 7:30 pm-8:30 pm EDT.
Attempt one of our highlighted activities, consisting of Bingo, art work, and effect crater modeling.
Share your photos and Moon artwork in the 2021 International Observe the Moon Flickr Group.
Use the hashtag #ObserveTheMoon and tag @NASAGoddard in your photos on Instagram.
And have a look at our @NASAGoddard social networks accounts leading up to Oct. 16 for more #ObserveTheMoon material, including a video, trivia, and a Q&A session with a Moon specialist.
Register your involvement to sign up with the international neighborhood. This will add you to the map of lunar observers around the world to reveal everyone you are taking part.
The general public is welcomed to take part in numerous of NASAs virtual activities in celebration of International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, October 16. This celebration offers opportunities to discover lunar science and exploration, observe heavenly bodies, and honor cultural and individual connections to the Moon..
A week of celebrations started with the “Global Moon Party” on October 9, continued with social media activities, and ends with International Observe the Moon Night on October 16. Public involvement will be open through October 23.
The Moon will be a waxing gibbous on October 16, using terrific chances for viewing along the terminator– the line in between night and day.
In event of International Observe the Moon Night (October 16, 2021), NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter objective created this music video featuring the tune “A Million Dreams,” performed by the musical artist P!NK and the Ndlovu Youth Choir from South Africa. On this day, we recognize all of the stunning elements of observing the Moon, from the clinical to the inspiring. Credit: NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center.
How to participate:.
The Moon is a stepping stone foring more information about our planetary system, galaxy, and universe. This years occasion shares the exact same date as the launch of the Lucy objective to check out the Trojan asteroids and help us better comprehend our solar systems origins.
NASA has pursued lunar expedition for years. Later on this year, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will launch– the first in a series of objectives that will land the very first lady and first individual of color on the Moon in the coming years with the Artemis program.
Moon stages.
Refer to NASAs Moon viewing guides to take advantage of your observations:.