Apollo 11 + 40 years web product, view the moon too!

Hi everyone, there is a lot of coverage about the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing (July 20th) in the press, TV and online. The JFK Presidential Library has a remarkable site that is streaming realtime coverage of Apollo 11 plus 40 years. They have a great website (supposedly idealized for Firefox but I¹ve got it up on Safari and IE) that has a graphic showing what the spacecraft are doing and the audio of air-to-ground including the commentary. There is a background audio track (sort of rumbling) but that can be turned off. It does require an up to date flash player - I had to download it myself. It's pretty cool and it¹s going to be running for the next week (until Neil, Buzz and Mike splash down). http://wechoosethemoon.com/ The most frequent question we get out on the sidewalk when aiming at the moon is "Can I see the Apollo 11 landing site area" or "can I see the flag" and "can I see the footprints" (Answers: yes, no, no) You can take a look at the moon and see the general area where Apollo 11 landed. Even with the unaided eye, you can make out the Sea of Tranquility, and through binoculars, see the edge of the sea. The landing site is on the south-western edge of Mare Tranquillitatis, the Sea of Tranquility. Best seen at or after first quarter (which is July 28th) until the week after full moon. On the 27th this area is right on the terminator! Here is a map: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/gallery/Moon_Landings.jpg Our sidewalk astronomy dates this month are July 31 Pasadena and August 1 Monrovia. We'll be sure to point this area out to you, and I'll even bring some lunar landing site moon maps to hand out both nights- while supplies last, that is! Keep looking up! Jane Jane Houston Jones Senior Outreach Specialist, Cassini Program JPL - 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 230-205 Pasadena, CA 91109 818-393-6435 jane.h.jones(a)jpl.nasa.gov What's Up for July: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/whatsup-archive.cfm