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Google Moon for Apollo11 Anniversary

As part of the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Google developers have extended the Google Earth  application to include an extensive coverage of the Moon. Users can explore the surface of the moon and many well known features and also tour the sites where the astronauts from all Apollo missions worked.

Another very interesting website is the Newseum which has a special 40th Anniversary exhibition which includes information about the specialised requirements of the Television camera used to take the historic ‘First Step” pictures.

For a very “spacey” week the CMIS Theme page on Astronomy is a good starting point. There are links to many different space related websites, including the Australia Telescope at Parkes which played a role in the 1969 Moon landing.

With winter in the southern hemisphere making star gazing a little difficult, the “Tonight’s Sky” movie on the Hubble Telescope site gives a great viewing opportunity for anyone interested in the stars.

As a lead up to National Science Week, check out AstronomyWA - they have some interesting articles and Moon related items.

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