International Observe the Moon Night

International Observe the Moon Night is an educational outreach event sponsored by multiple NASA and astronomical organizations. Nearly 300 events in over 40 countries were hosted by universities, observatories, NASA agencies, high schools, and amateur astronomers to observe the moon and share information about it.^[1] Events were offered both in person and via internet streaming video.^[2]The date was selected during the waxing gibbous phase to enhance visibility of lunar craters.^[3]

Organizers

• Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
• NASA Lunar Science Institute at NASA's Ames Research Center
• Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer
• Astronomers Without Borders
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• NASA Night Sky Network
• Gemini Observatory
• Beyond the International Year of Astronomy

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