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title: 'International Observe the Moon Night – 2010'
url: 'https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010'
markdown: 'https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010.md'
date: '2010-09-18'
description: 'Tonight was the first annual International Observe the Moon Night. What? You didn’t know? Oh, sorry Seattle, I kinda didn’t want to get your hopes too high … the forecast wasn’t that great. I apologize profusely. It is, of course, raining. We took a photo anyway (and submitted it for judging! I hop…'
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  category:
    - 'AstroInfo Article'
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    - '365 Days of Astronomy'
    - Event
    - Moon
    - Photo
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# [International Observe the Moon Night – 2010](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010)

   18th Sep 2010   [365 Days of Astronomy](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:365%20Days%20of%20Astronomy#body-wrapper) [Event](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Event#body-wrapper) [Moon](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Moon#body-wrapper) [Photo](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/tag:Photo#body-wrapper)  

Tonight was the first annual [International Observe the Moon Night](http://observethemoonnight.org/). What? You didn’t know? Oh, sorry Seattle, I kinda didn’t want to get your hopes too high … the forecast wasn’t that great. I apologize profusely.

It is, of course, raining.

We took a photo anyway (and [submitted it for judging](http://observethemoonnight.org/getInvolved/contest.shtml)! I hope we win a side award for “funniest” picture of the Moon or something.):

[![](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/user/pages/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010/2010-09-18-InOMN-Moon.jpg "2010-09-18-InOMN-Moon")](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/user/pages/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010/2010-09-18-InOMN-Moon.jpg)(c) Jason Enevoldsen. This is the ACTUAL location of the Moon, not just a random chunk of cloudy sky.

You can [submit your photos too](http://observethemoonnight.org/getInvolved/contest.shtml). In fact, the photos don’t have to be from exactly tonight – anytime between August 24th and September 23rd will do. Maybe you took one a couple weeks ago, or maybe you can snap one in between the clouds during the first half of this week.

Anyway, I love these international observing events like the Great World Wide Star Count, and I hope there are more. A lot of them take place over a week or a month, which works better for us here in the Pacific Northwest, we can just choose the cloud-free night and go observe them. Meanwhile, when it is raining like tonight, stargaze through your computer and [live vicariously through the good weather of others](http://www.lpi.usra.edu/mymoon/?p=flickr%2Findex.cfm%3Fviewgallery%3Dtrue).

And don’t miss my [fall equinox sunset viewing](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/blog/autumn-equinox-sunset-viewing-2010/). I’ll be there if it is cloudy, but not if it is REALLY raining.

![](https://grav.alicesastroinfo.com/user/pages/blog/international-observe-the-moon-night-2010/Mars.png)~ A l i c e !

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