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  1. Where does the phrase "blue moon" come from?
  2. Does the position of moonrise change?
  3. How far away is the moon? Will we be sending people there soon?
  4. Does the full moon appear in the same place every month?
  5. Is there a chart for the phases of the moon?

  6. What direction does the moon move?
  7. What are the disadvantages of having a base and telescope on the moon?
  8. If we lived on the moon, would the Earth go through phases?
  9. Was the full moon of December 1999 the brightest in 130 years?
  10. Why are the temperatures of the earth and the moon so different?

  11. Why do observers on earth only see one side of the moon?
  12. Is there water on the moon?
  13. Why does the moon look bigger near the horizon?
  14. Where are the gravitational pulls of the Earth and the Moon equal?
  15. Where can I find dates for the moon's phases?

  16. What is the temperture on the moon?
  17. Why can I sometimes see the unlit part of the moon?
  18. Are the Lick telescopes able to see Apollo equipment left on the moon?
  19. Where did the moon come from?