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International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, hosted a public event on Sept. 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. EDT to celebrate five years of observing the moon. This free event was for families with middle-school-aged children and older..

This was the fifth anniversary of International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN), a public campaign to celebrate and observe Earth’s nearest neighbor. InOMN was established shortly after the launch of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which is celebrating its fifth year in orbit around the moon...For more information about InOMN: observethemoonnight.org..Credit: NASA/Goddard/Bill Hrybyk..NASA image use policy.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.

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Uploaded on September 8, 2014
Taken on September 6, 2014