Moon Phases

Have you noticed the Moon is brighter some nights than others? And it looks like the Moon changes shape? We call these changes the phases of the Moon.

Connecting with the natural world through topics like space and astronomy may help improve your mental health and wellbeing.

Next time it's dark, why don't you look up!

Even if we can't go into space we can still learn a lot about it from right here on the ground.

Use this activity pack to learn all about the Moon - let us help you explore! 

You have probably seen the Moon in the sky but have you ever studied it in detail? 

You can use the Liverpool Telescope to observe features on the Moon’s surface. This is because the telescope has a field of view that shows small areas of the sky in lots of detail.

The Moon is the brightest object in the night sky when its whole face is showing. This only happens at full Moon. So why isn't it always a full Moon?