Welcome to
http:/www.handsonuniverse.org/activities/Explorations/tactile-
moonphases/ Try this instead: Link to alternate page with
thumbnails linked to larger images. SEE Project.
http://analyzer.depaul.edu/SEE_Project/ These images are set for
high contrast that suits the needs of individuals who are blind
and visually impaired. Print then copy the images onto swellform
paper, then process through a Swellform Graphics Machine
(http://analyzer.depaul.edu/SEE_Project/bm030507.htm). The
result will be tactile images to sense by touch rather than
through sight. SEE Project is funded by NASA IDEAS. You may
notice that some images appear larger or smaller than others.
The moon's orbit brings it sometimes as close as 55 Earth radii,
and other times as far as 65 Earth radii. What difference does
distance make in the apparent size of our Moon? Take a look at
two full moon pictures taken on different dates. These pictures
are mosaics constructed from images taken with Univ. of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory Rooftop Telesc