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Turn Left At Orion

The Moon, Night by Night:

Links to charts of the Moon, to accompany the Turn Left at Orion Moon chapter. Select the link corresponding to your night, your telescope and your hemisphere.

Earthshine Moon (nights 2-4):
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Crescent Moon (nights 3-5):
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Night 6:
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Half Moon (nights 7 & 8):
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Gibbous Moon (nights 9 & 10):
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Almost Full (nights 11 & 12):
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Full Moon:
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)
Waning Moon:
with a Dobsonian
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(northern hemisphere)
with a star diagonal
(southern hemisphere)

Find the phases of the moon this month (which lunar night is tonight?) and plan for upcoming lunar eclipses.