Aliya Mamedov

Dr. Veerabathina
11/12/22
ASTR 1345
Astronomy Project: The Moon

For the Astronomy project, I chose to observe the Moon over the course of a month. It
was a little challenging to observe the moon because on some days it was cloudy or hard to
capture a picture. It was difficult taking a picture of the moon because they would usually turn
out blurry or have bad quality. I observed the Moon from different places, but I used my IPhone
13 Pro to capture all my photos. I was excited to start this project, and I was initially going to
take pictures of the sunset, however it wwas more difficult for me to do that because I would
have to take a picture from the same spot at around the same day everyday, and the sunset was
not visible from where I lived. I am kind of sad the project is over because now I love taking
pictures of the Moon, I do not think I will stop! I realized how beautiful the moon is and how
easy it is to follow the phases. I think the most memorable moment was when I captured the
blood moon on October 9. I involved many friends in this journey and they would either remind
me to take pictures or take a picture of the Moon while they were out. I showed my best friend
the finished project with all the phases of the Moon and she thought it was really interesting. If I
were to do this project again, I think I would invest in a camera so that my pictures would be less
grainy.
The Moon has different eight phases and they depend on where the moon is currently in
its orbit. It takes approximately a full month for the moon to make a full orbit around the Earth.
The light that surrounds the moon is the sunlight that is reflected off of the Moon’s surface. Our
Moon is the fifth largest moon in our solar system. The Moon actually has benefits for our Earth.
It’s presence stabilizes the Earth’s wobble and climate. Here are some interesting facts about the
Moon! Although the Sun and Moon look similar in size, the Sun is A LOT bigger than the Moon.
The Moon also has an effect on Earth’s tides in the oceans. Finally, the Moon was created due to
an explosive collision that formed this rock that now orbits our Earth. Kind of crazy! You have
my permission to use all/any photos you want.
 First Quarter
10/1/22
10/3/22
7:06 PM
6:34 PM
Waxing Crescent
9/23/22
5:42 AM 9/29/22
7:22 PM

Waning Gibbous
10/12/22
9:25 PM
Full Moon
10/9/22
3:49 AM

Third Quarter
10/14/22
9:18 AM
Waxing Gibbous
10/4/22
7:10 PM

Waning Crescent New Moon

10/30/22 11/3/22
9:38 PM

10/31/22
7:21 PM