Space Technology & Education Pvt. Ltd. 504, DLF Star Tower, Sector-30, Gurgaon-122002, T: +91-124- 4235504, E: [email protected], www.space-india.com INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT Lunar Mapping Guide (#mappedthemoon) 28 th October 2017 International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual celebration of our closest celestial neighbor - the Moon. The holiday is an attempt to spread scientific information about the Moon among the public, and encourage people to learn more about Earth's only natural satellite through observing it and by interacting with lunar experts. Throughout history, the Moon has captured the imagination of people around the world. Since antiquity, astronomers, philosophers, spiritualists and religious leaders have all tried to understand and explain the mechanism of day and night, the Moon's phases and lunar eclipses. In addition to helping keep time, the Moon was worshipped as a deity in many ancient cultures. Even today, lunar phenomena such as Blue Moons, Supermoons, Micro Full Moons and Black Moons are popular astronomical events that gather extensive public interest. Just like that, we are here to explore the Moon in a more specific manner. We will explore the lunar features to understand the Moon more elaborately and we will do that through a very interesting challenge. This activity is known as “Lunar Exploration Activity”. GUIDELINE FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION ACTIVITY Our closest neighbor, the Moon has led the people of Earth to watch it out with wonder and fascination. We have often fancied that the Moon was an active world with its own life forms. Many observers have believed that they stumbled onto the visual evidence suggesting changes occurring on the Moon. In this challenge, you will be observing various features on the surface of the Moon that past observers mistakenly believed indicated active changes on the Moon. TYPE OF ACTIVITY: Observational Challenge EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 50mm telescope NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Individual or team of 2 can take part in the challenge. CHALLENGE: The challenge is to identify the listed lunar features by observing the Moon with 50mm telescope. To help with the challenge, the following pictures are provided as well. FACEBOOK POST: Use the following hash tags to post your pics of conduction & Lunar Mapping on your Facebook Timeline: @SPACEIndia @NASAMoon #observethemoon #mappedthemoon #InOMN After conduction, register your event on InMON website: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/observe_the_moon_night/register-your-event/
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Space Technology & Education Pvt. Ltd. 504, DLF Star Tower, Sector-30, Gurgaon-122002, T: +91-124- 4235504, E: [email protected], www.space-india.com
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVE THE MOON NIGHT Lunar Mapping Guide (#mappedthemoon)
28th October 2017
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) is an annual celebration of our closest
celestial neighbor - the Moon. The holiday is an attempt to spread scientific information about
the Moon among the public, and encourage people to learn more about Earth's only natural
satellite through observing it and by interacting with lunar experts.
Throughout history, the Moon has captured the imagination of people around the world.
Since antiquity, astronomers, philosophers, spiritualists and religious leaders have all tried to
understand and explain the mechanism of day and night, the Moon's phases and lunar
eclipses. In addition to helping keep time, the Moon was worshipped as a deity in many
ancient cultures. Even today, lunar phenomena such as Blue Moons, Supermoons, Micro Full
Moons and Black Moons are popular astronomical events that gather extensive public
interest.
Just like that, we are here to explore the Moon in a more specific manner. We will explore the
lunar features to understand the Moon more elaborately and we will do that through a very
interesting challenge. This activity is known as “Lunar Exploration Activity”.
GUIDELINE FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION ACTIVITY
Our closest neighbor, the Moon has led the people of Earth to watch it out with wonder and
fascination. We have often fancied that the Moon was an active world with its own life forms.
Many observers have believed that they stumbled onto the visual evidence suggesting
changes occurring on the Moon.
In this challenge, you will be observing various features on the surface of the Moon that past
observers mistakenly believed indicated active changes on the Moon.
TYPE OF ACTIVITY: Observational Challenge
EQUIPMENT NEEDED: 50mm telescope
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: Individual or team of 2 can take part in the challenge.
CHALLENGE: The challenge is to identify the listed lunar features by observing the Moon
with 50mm telescope. To help with the challenge, the following pictures are provided as
well.
FACEBOOK POST: Use the following hash tags to post your pics of conduction & Lunar
Mapping on your Facebook Timeline:
@SPACEIndia
@NASAMoon
#observethemoon
#mappedthemoon
#InOMN
After conduction, register your event on InMON website: