Big moon

[AlfredJPruffock]

I've been looking forward to this for ages. My mate who owns the local pub will be switching off the lights to get a perfect view. There'll be lots of drunken astronomy geeks in our local tonight.

Dont forget Boys and Girls - 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy.

[EternalOptimist]

Does the moon spin ?
I thought it always presented the same face to the earth

good find though. Love stargazing I do

[dang65]

Dont forget Boys and Girls - 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy.

Shouldn't it be the Interplanetary Year of Astronomy?

[AtW]

Shouldn't it be the Interplanetary Year of Astronomy?

[Mich the Tester]

Does the moon spin ?
I thought it always presented the same face to the earth

Yes, it rotates at the same speed that it orbits the earth, so the same face is always visible from the earth.

[NotAllThere]

Does the moon spin ?
I thought it always presented the same face to the earth...

It does. If it didn't spin, it wouldn't present the same face. Rather like government.

[gingerjedi]

Yes, it rotates at the same speed that it orbits the earth, so the same face is always visible from the earth.

Got to keep that monolith hidden you see.

My god it’s full of stars... or was that the 2nd one??

[Doggy Styles]

I went out running in the country lanes last night by the light of the moon. It was spooky.

[TimberWolf]

How come we say "the Moon" but not "the Saturn", "the Mars", etc?

[TimberWolf]

I went out running in the country lanes last night by the light of the moon. It was spooky.

silvery moon