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

Why does the Moon have phases?

how to photograph the Moon. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph the Moon

Complex regions such as the area around the crater Theophilus make excellent imaging targets. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophotography guides

How to photograph craters on the Moon

Though the Moon completes an orbit of Earth in 27.3 days, it takes 29.5 to complete a cycle of phases due to our planet's motion around the Sun. Image Credit: iStock

Observing guide Spend a month with the Moon

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

Astrophotography guides

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

NASA detects water on sunlit surface of the Moon

Tycho crater on the Moon, by FERNANDO OLIVEIRA DE MENEZES

10 of the best features to observe on the Moon

A full Moon that looks blue. Credit: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/GettyImages

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

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

Observing guide 7 clair-obscur effects to observe on the Moon

Clavius is a wonderfully rugged moon crater, ripe for observing with a telescope. Credit: Pete Lawrence

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

What's on the far side of the Moon?

Create a mineral Moon astrophoto. Credit: Dave Eagle

Astrophotography guides

Image processing Create a mineral Moon astrophoto

The Moon, imaged from Dorset, UK, by Peter Lewis. Credit: LatitudeStock - Peter Lewis / Getty Images

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

Why can we see the Moon during the day?