Lunar Libration

Summary

Help support this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/astrophil Join this channel to get access to perks: ... Watch the Moon long enough and you'll see that we don't always see the exact same face. The Moon wobbles a bit. What's ... The animation archived on this page shows the geocentric phase, As the moon moves through its phases, it can also appear to "dance" slightly. This is due to its position relative to the Earth. credit: ... This visualization shows the moon's phase and A number of people who've seen the annual Acquisition: Nikon D850, Tamron 150-600 G2 Over 250 GB of image data captured and processed by Vibhav Mangalore. Due to tidal locking, one side of the moon is always facing the Earth, but we don't always see EXACTLY the same view. The moon ... NASA movie illustrating the moon's less than perfectly circular orbit. [Credit: NASA] A look at the nature of the Moon's orbit around Earth, and how that results in the So, I was listening to Pink Floyd and just happened upon this extraordinary NASA time-lapse video of the Moon's waggle, ... Ever notice the Moon seems to wobble? That's