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What are prospects of astronomical observation from the moon?
The main prospects of an observatory on the moon is that there would be less artificial light from human activity to cloud the visible light from stellar objects, and also, having no atmosphere means there would be less interference of the image that a telescope/observatory would be trying to see.
What day will the full moon land on in 2013?
See the link below from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
What is the name of the observatory near Chicago with a crater on the moon and asteroid 990?
Yerkes. Yerkes 990 is classified as a minor planet
What website tells you the moon phases for the past nights?
The US Naval Observatory's web site has a calculator that will allow you to see the phases of the Moon, or to calculate the times of sunrise and sunset. Check out the link below
Is the moon 1.80th of earth?
If you mean 1/80, that would refer to the Moon's mass - it is about 1/80. of the Earth's mass. The Moon's diameter, on the other hand, is about 1/4 of the Earth's diameter; this would make the Moon's volume about 1/64 (1/4 cubed) of the Earth's volume.
Why would the moon make a good site for an observatory?
There wouldn't be any reflection from the Sun and you would be able to get a full image of the Earth from afar.
What are prospects of astronomical observation from the moon?
The main prospects of an observatory on the moon is that there would be less artificial light from human activity to cloud the visible light from stellar objects, and also, having no atmosphere means there would be less interference of the image that a telescope/observatory would be trying to see.
What advantages would you have if you built an observatory on the lunar surface?
If you built an observatory on the lunar surface, there would be no atmosphere to battle in viewing what you needed to see. Therefore, as far as an observatory goes, one could see more due to the fact that the sky would be much more clear from the moon since it has no atmosphere than that of Earth, which does.
Observatory near Chicago has a crater on the moon named after it?
Yerkes
What are the dates of the moon phases in 2010?
See the link below to "Phases of the Moon" from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
What can you make without the kitchen on Harvest Moon?
Not much that is good. I would recommend you get the kitchen.
Where is a good landing site on the moon?
Any flat piece of land would make a good landing site.
Why not go to the far side of the moon?
It would present communication problems, BUT it would be an excellent place to set up an observatory.
What is the name of Pluto's moon and when was it discovered?
Charon, the moon of Pluto, was discovered in 1978 at the United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station.
What do you mean by astronomical observation from moon surface vis a vis low earth orbiting observatory?
What is meant is having an observatory on the moon vice in low earth orbit. Search some of the other questions that were answered on this topic for further information.
Is it impossible to skateboard on the moon?
Yes. The moon has a surface covered in rocks and dust, which is not good for skateboarding. The low gravity would also make things difficult.
Where is Mario's star in luigi's mansion?
In the Observatory once you look through the telescope and shoot the moon
