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    The Moon

    A waning crescent Moon captured by Fernando Oliveira de Menezes, 15 November 2017, San Carlos-SP-Brazil.
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    Observing guide How to observe the Moon

    The Moon may always keep the same face turned to us, but the terminator makes sure that face keeps changing. Image Credit: iStock
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    Why does the Moon have phases?

    how to photograph the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    How to photograph the Moon

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    Arrange your lunar phase images side-by-side in day order to show the change in apparent diameter of the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    How to record changes in the Moon’s apparent size

    Clavius is a wonderfully rugged moon crater, ripe for observing with a telescope. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    NASA detects water on sunlit surface of the Moon

    Tycho crater on the Moon, by FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES
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    10 of the best features to observe on the Moon

    A full Moon that looks blue. Credit: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/GettyImages
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    What’s in a blue Moon?

    Thanks to lunar libration we can observe slightly more than half of the Moon’s surface. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    Lunar libration: what it is and how to photograph it

    Clair obscur effects on the Moon. Upper row, left to right: Lunar X, Lunar V, Plato’s Hook. Lower row, left to right: Face in Albategnius, the Jewelled Handle, Cassini’s Moon Maiden (south-up view). Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    Observing guide 7 clair-obscur effects to observe on the Moon

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    Clavius is a wonderfully rugged moon crater, ripe for observing with a telescope. Credit: Pete Lawrence
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    How to see crater Clavius on the Moon

    The far side of the Moon, as seen by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Credit: Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University
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    What's on the far side of the Moon?

    Create a mineral Moon astrophoto. Credit: Dave Eagle
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    Image processing Create a mineral Moon astrophoto

    The Moon, imaged from Dorset, UK, by Peter Lewis. Credit: LatitudeStock - Peter Lewis / Getty Images
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    Lunar maria A complete guide to the seas of the Moon

    Why does the Moon sometimes appear during the day? Credit: Dermot Conlan / Getty Images
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    Why can we see the Moon during the day?

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    Day Eight – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon

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