Is it Moon or The Moon?

[techs]

Is there an "official" name for our moon? Is it "The Moon" to distinguish it from other moons?

 

[JulesMaximus]

M O O N... that spells moon!

 

[Anubis]

thats no moon

 

[sixone]

laws yes

 

[Newbian]

Man in the moon will kill you while you sleep.

 

[UncleWai]

Jackie Moon

 

[Remobz]

Moon me!

 

[phucheneh]

Luna

 

[skyking]

moon unit

zappa

 

[PlanetJosh]

Oh nooes if we have to call it "Moon" that would be so odd. Like if you're out on a date & you both look up and have to say "Oh nice there's Moon".

 

[dennilfloss]

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=289

 

[zanejohnson]

Luna of course

 

[zanejohnson]

She's Luna... she's our moon.. she's not there one bit on accident

 

[Ken g6]

She's Luna... she's our moon.. she's not there one bit on accident

It seems most likely she is there because of an accident. Between a mars-sized protoplanet and Earth. :wub:

thats no moon

Well, there is that crazy volcano theory, too.

 

[dennilfloss]

Here's what the IAU says: http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/MOON/target

 

[Mixolydian]

I call it "The Moon"

 

[DigDog]

Selene or Luna, according if you are going the Scientific Name or Common Name route, respectively.

 

[Broheim]

it would blow your mind if I told you about the smoon.

 

[acheron]

Some would say that the Earth is our moon, but that would belittle the name of our moon which is: The Moon.

 

[bonkers325]

The Space Station

 

[AstroManLuca]

It's The Moon, just like The Cheat.

 

[Scarpozzi]

The moon with the rebel base will be in range in 30 minutes....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AIesD-vlzw

 

[Muse]

Isn't that when you turn around and pull down your pants?

 

[zinfamous]

Isn't that when you turn around and pull down your pants?

yep. that is the difference between moon and The Moon, and I came to post this.


also: Luna.

 

[Fritzo]