Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) invites everyone to join our celebration of NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night, where we join a global community of lunar observers with a live event for the whole family!
RAS will host a live stream remote telescope observation of the Moon from Cyprus, with guest lunar scientists from the University of Manchester and the European Space Agency (ESA). You will view and learn about the Moon, learn from the RAS Deputy Executive Director how to observe it from your own home, hear from a space artist on how to sketch craters and features and then share them, and hear about fascinating lunar science and exploration missions coming in the future.
The Moon from Cyprus
How to see it at home
Moon sketching
Moon Exploration Missions
The Moon in Art and Culture
Our special guests:
Prof Katie Joy - University of Manchester, Lunar Scientist
Agapios Elia - Astronomer, Cyprus
Dr Robert Massey - Astrophysicist, RAS Deputy Executive Director
Jeremy Curtis - Head of Education and Skills, UKSA
Sally Russell - Moon artist
Dr Francesca McDonald - Moon Exploration Science Coordinator, ESA
Dr James Carpenter - ESA Project Scientist
Dr Alexandra Loske - Moon author
About the artist:
Sally Russell is a retired scientist and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is an avid amateur astronomer with a particular interest in solar and lunar observing, as well as being a keen and creative artist. She married her life-long astronomy and art pursuits together in 2003
This event is part of a NASA global event to observe the Moon on Saturday, 16 October.
Find out more information about NASA's International Observe the Moon Night, go to:
moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) and UK Space Agency (UKSA) invites everyone to join our celebration of NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night, where we join a global community of lunar observers with a live event for the whole family!
RAS will host a live stream remote telescope observation of the Moon from Cyprus, with guest lunar scientists from the University of Manchester and the European Space Agency (ESA). You will view and learn about the Moon, learn from the RAS Deputy Executive Director how to observe it from your own home, hear from a space artist on how to sketch craters and features and then share them, and hear about fascinating lunar science and exploration missions coming in the future.
The Moon from Cyprus
How to see it at home
Moon sketching
Moon Exploration Missions
The Moon in Art and Culture
Our special guests:
Prof Katie Joy - University of Manchester, Lunar Scientist
Agapios Elia - Astronomer, Cyprus
Dr Robert Massey - Astrophysicist, RAS Deputy Executive Director
Jeremy Curtis - Head of Education and Skills, UKSA
Sally Russell - Moon artist
Dr Francesca McDonald - Moon Exploration Science Coordinator, ESA
Dr James Carpenter - ESA Project Scientist
Dr Alexandra Loske - Moon author
About the artist:
Sally Russell is a retired scientist and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is an avid amateur astronomer with a particular interest in solar and lunar observing, as well as being a keen and creative artist. She married her life-long astronomy and art pursuits together in 2003
This event is part of a NASA global event to observe the Moon on Saturday, 16 October.
Find out more information about NASA's International Observe the Moon Night, go to:
moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-night
