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SHELF I · NAKED EYE

“The Moon is the one thing I can always find, and I still do not know what I am looking at.”

The Moon, Crater by Crater

Phases, the terminator and why the same crater changes shape night by night, then a guided tour of the near side: seas, mountain ranges, rilles and the landing sites, with the best night of the month for each.

A half Moon against a black sky with craters sharp along the shadow line

What you will be able to do

  1. Explain phases, libration and earthshine in plain words
  2. Name the main seas, craters and mountain ranges of the near side
  3. Pick the best night of the month to observe a given feature

Night log: the units

  1. UNIT 01 Phases, orbit and the terminator 6 lessons · 54 min
  2. UNIT 02 The seas and the highlands 7 lessons · 1 h 3 min
  3. UNIT 03 Craters, rays and how they formed 8 lessons · 1 h 12 min
  4. UNIT 04 Mountains, valleys and rilles 6 lessons · 54 min
  5. UNIT 05 Landing sites and lunar history 5 lessons · 45 min
  6. UNIT 06 A month of Moon nights, planned 5 lessons · 45 min

What is included

  • A lunation filmed night by night so you see shadows move along the terminator
  • A crater-by-crater tour of the near side, phase by phase
  • Where the Apollo sites are and what you can and cannot see of them from Earth
  • Questions at the end of every unit, answered on screen
  • 18 months of streaming access

Who it suits

Anyone who looks at the Moon, by eye, through binoculars or through a small telescope.

Questions about this course

What do I need before I start?

Your eyes, Binoculars, A telescope. Nothing has to be bought in advance: the course opens with what to choose and why.

How long will it take me?

There are 37 lessons, 5 h 33 min of video in all. At about 2 hours a week that is roughly 3 weeks, but the pace is yours: clear nights decide more than the calendar.

How long can I watch it, and is there a tutor?

You can stream every lesson for 18 months from when access starts. The lessons are recorded: there is no live tutor and no marking, and the videos cannot be downloaded.

Pairs well with