Moon Collection

Coming from Evening Church, 1830, (1947). Creator: Samuel Palmer
Coming from Evening Church, 1830, (1947). Congregation leaving an Evensong service in Shoreham, Kent, with full moon above the church. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London

New Moon Rising by Peter Sickles
New Moon Rising Peter Sickles (20th C./American)

Reflections by Peter Sickles
Reflections 1998 Peter Sickles (20th C./American)

Dancing Boabs Kununurra
Full moon on sunset over boab trees and ranges on the bank of the Ord river in Kununurra East Kimberley WA

Earthrise over Moon, Apollo 8

Abraham receives the promise (tempera on plaster)
BLP397871 Abraham receives the promise (tempera on plaster) by Jewish School, (2nd century); Dura-Europos Synagogue, National Museum of Damascus

VAN GOGH: STARRY NIGHT. The Starry Night. Oil on canvas by Vincent Van Gogh, 1889

Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork
Celestial mechanics. Coloured historical artwork depicting a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to see the mechanics of the heavens (upper left)

Whole Earth (Blue Marble 2000)
Whole Earth. Composite satellite image of Earth centred on the Americas. This is Blue Marble 2000, one of the most detailed Earth images ever made

Moon Madness
Dreamy scene of ladies dancing in the moonlight

Earthrise photograph, artwork
Earthrise photograph. Artwork based on the famous Earthrise photographs taken by the Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman and William Anders

1919 solar eclipse. Image 2 of 3. This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

First Picture of the Earth and Moon in a Single Frame
This picture of the Earth and Moon in a single frame, the first of its kind ever taken by a spacecraft, was recorded September 18, 1977

Robert Burns cottage, Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, with sheep and cattle passing by. Date: circa 1920s

1919 solar eclipse
^B1919 solar eclipse. Image 1 of 3.^b This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

Pan & Wendy Fly / Postcard
Peter Pan and Wendy fly to Never-Never Land

Early map of the Moon, 1810
Map of the Moon, 1810. This plate depicts the geographical features of the moon using observations by Cassini and Riccioli

Solar system planets. Computer artwork of the eight planets of the solar system, which are arrayed from left to right in order of distance from the Sun (left)

President Kennedy makes his We choose to go to the Moon speech, Rice University, 1962. US President John F. Kennedy gives his We choose to go to the Moon speech in Houston, Texas

Long Live Estonia! A patriotic postcard, featuring a female personification of the State of Estonia, waving the Estonian Flag before a night sky. Date: circa 1920

Poster advertising Bibby Line cruises
Poster advertising Bibby Line short sea cruises, showing some glamorous people strolling around the deck in their evening dress

Earth Rising Above the Moons Horizon
View from the Apollo 11 spacecraft shows the Earth rising above the moons horizon. The lunar terrain pictured is in the area of Smyths Sea on the nearside. AS11-44-6551 (July 1969)

Tarot Card 18 - La Lune (The Moon)
The Moon, as depicted on a Tarot card

Full moon over the Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Moon rising over Earths horizon, composite image. The blue haze of Earths atmosphere can be seen above the horizon. Earth is thought to be the only planet in the solar system that can support life

Earth from space, satellite image
Earth from space. Satellite image showing North and South America as seen from 35, 000 kilometres above the Earths surface. North is at top and the Moon is at upper right

The Owl and The Pussycat
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note

Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Artist: Eric Ravilious
Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Coloured Lithograph originally for, High Street by Eric Ravilious published 1938. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]

Apollo 17 astronaut. US astronaut and geologist Dr Harrison Schmitt exploring the Taurus-Littrow region of the Moon, as part of NASAs Apollo 17 mission

Astronaut on Moon with Earth

Astronaut footprints on the Moon. Computer artwork recreating a photograph of boot imprints left by astronauts on the Moon

Full Moon. The Moon appears full when it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun during its orbit, when it presents its full sunlit face to Earth

Earthrise as seen from above surface of the moon
Earthrise as seen from above the surface of the Moon, photographed by astronauts on board the Apollo 8 spacecraft as it orbited the Moon in 1968

Catalan Atlas, 14th century. The 6-page Catalan Atlas (1375) was produced on vellum by the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques

GALILEO: MOON. Sketches by Galileo of the moon as he saw it through the telescope, from his book The Starry Messenger, 1610

STEAMBOAT RACE, 1870. The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez from New Orleans to St. Louis won by the Robert E

Jupiter and Io, New Horizons image
Jupiter and Io. Montage of images of Jupiter (left) and its moon Io (right), obtained by the New Horizons spacecraft in February and March 2007 as it passed Jupiter on its way to Pluto

Fisherman and Mermaids in the blue Grotto on Capri. Private Collection

Temple Square at night - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Temple Square in the moonlight - Salt Lake City, Utah, USA with the Tabernacle and Salt Lake Temple visible. Date: circa 1910s

Diamond ring effect seen during the total solar eclipse of 11th August 1999

Astronaut Alan Bean on the Moon during the Apollo 12 moon landings, holding equipment for experiments

Earth from the Moon
Earth rising above the Moon. This image was taken from 112 kilometres above the Moon during the Apollo 8 mission on 24th December 1968

Phases of the Moon. Composite image showing the Moon at each stage of its 28 day cycle (a lunar month)

APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN. Astronaut Edwin Buzz Aldrin standing on moon. Armstrong and Eagle reflected in his visor, 20 July 1969

ROUSSEAU: GYPSY, 1897. The Sleeping Gypsy. Oil on canvas by Henri Rousseau, 1897

Moonrise over Mt Hood winter, Oregon

Henri Maes Belgian Beer, Brewery, old town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Saturns rings, Cassini image. The rings consist of particles of nearly pure water ice and meteoric dust and span almost 300, 000 kilometres

Ecuador Cotopaxi, seen from the west
FG-9787 ECUADOR - Cotopaxi, seen from the west, with full moon Ecuadors highest active volcano

Hitchin, Herts 1940S
The corner of Bridge Street, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, where the speed limit for W.D. (War Department) vehicles is 15 m.p.h. The Half Moon pub, sells Noted Luton Ales, too

Myth / German and Norse
The wolves Skoll (repulsion) and Hati (hate) pursue Sol (sun) and Mani (moon) across the skies; if they should catch them, the world will be plunged again into darkness

Erskine Returning at Dawn
RAV66513 Erskine Returning at Dawn by Ravilious, Tirzah (nee Garwood) (1908-51); Private Collection

Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. Creator: William A Anders
Earthrise - Apollo 8, December 24, 1968. This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside orbit

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Geishas in a Garden
This print shows two Geishas tending to plants in a garden. There are several pots of different shapes and sizes

Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina

Rising Earth about five degrees above the lunar horizon
This December, 1968 NASA file image shows the rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft

Total solar eclipse with corona
Total solar eclipse. Digitally enhanced composite of 22 images of the total solar eclipse of 11 August 1999. The solar corona (white) has been enhanced, highlighting outlying waves and filaments

Reproduction of The Creation, from the Sarajevo Haggadah (colour litho)
BLP398307 Reproduction of The Creation, from the Sarajevo Haggadah (colour litho) by Spanish School

A Mermaid. Artist: Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917)
A Mermaid. Found in the collection of Royal Academy of Arts, London

Moonlit Night on the Dniepr, 1882. Artist: Kuindzhi, Arkhip Ivanovich (1842-1910)
Moonlit Night on the Dniepr, 1882. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Whitefish Point Lighthouse by Moonlight
The Whitefish Point Lighthouse illumintated by moonlight. Whitefish Point is located at the extreme southeastern end of Lake Superior

Solidarity of Labour: Labours May Day, dedicated to the workers of the world. Cartoon of 1890 by Walter Crane (1845 - 1914)

Castell Coch (Castle Coch) (The Red Castle), Tongwynlais, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Epicycles of Mercury and Venus, 1823 C017 / 8061
Epicycles of Mercury and Venus, 19th-century diagram. This geocentric (Earth-centred) model shows the orbits of Mercury and Venus as a series of epicycles (loops)

Waning crescent Moon. Image 27 of 27. Optical image of a waning (decreasing in apparent size) crescent Moon 27 days into its 28-day cycle

Earth view of the planet Venus with the Moon
Venus. Venus (at upper right) with the Moon (at lower right) as seen from Earth. The constellation of the Pleiades or Seven Sisters is at top centre

GOYA: WITCHES SABBATH. The Witches Sabbath. Oil on canvas, 1795-98, by Francisco Goya

Jupiter. Artwork of the gas giant planet Jupiter and two of its moons. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, with a diameter over 11 times that of Earth

1919 solar eclipse
^B1919 solar eclipse. Image 3 of 3.^b This set of images, taken by the British astronomer Arthur Eddington (1882-1944), confirmed Einsteins theory of general relativity

The Moonchild by Florence Mary Anderson
A small, angelic looking child is carried through the sky in a basket held by a colourful group of fairies and pixies. c.1925

RF- Tawny owl with moon behind (Strix aluco), UK

By the Light of the Moon, 1882. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw
By the Light of the Moon, 1882. From a private collection

Elspeth Phelps advertisement, 1920
Lady Elcho, formerly Lady Violet Manners (born 1888), wife of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho and heir to the Earl of Weymss. She was sister to Lady Diana Manners

Orange Harvest Moon
The Harvest Moon gets its name from folklore. The saying is the light of the moon helped farmers gather crops when days became shorter and nights longer following the Autumnal Equinox

Saturns peaceful beauty invites Cassini for a closer look in this natural color view, taken during the spacecrafts approach to the planet

An early daguerreotype of the moon
DAGUERREOTYPE: MOON, 1852

The Gondo-liar by Leon Heron
A gondolier who, according to the pun in the title, is less than honest, reaches over his lady passenger as if to kiss her. A large moon hangs over the Venetian canal. Date: 1930

Optical image of a waxing gibbous moon
Waxing gibbous Moon. Optical image of a waxing gibbous Moon. A gibbous Moon is one showing over half the surface. The Moon is said to wax when it is increasing in apparent size

Far side of the Moon
The Moon, showing part of its far side, photographed from the Apollo 16 spacecraft after its landing on the Moon in April 1972

Frau im Mond advert, 1929
Frau im Mond advert

Apollo spacecraft at the Moon, artwork
Apollo spacecraft at the Moon. Artwork of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM, left, gold) and the Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM, right, grey) at the Moon, with the Earth in the background

Galileo Images the Moon
This view of the Moons north pole is a mosaic assembled from 18 images taken by Galileos imaging system through a green filter as the spacecraft flew by on December 7, 1992

Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Creator: Soga Nichokuan
Owl on a Pine Branch, early 17th century. Edo period

Illustration by Marygold -- Woman and baby in a garden at night. circa 1920s

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"Captivated by the Moon's Spell: A Celestial Journey through Time and Art" In 1968, as Apollo 8 orbited the Moon, a breathtaking sight unfolded before their eyes - an Earthrise over the lunar horizon. This iconic image forever etched in our minds symbolizes humanity's boundless spirit of exploration. But long before that historic moment, back in 1919 during a solar eclipse, astronomers witnessed another celestial dance. The Moon gracefully passed between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow upon our world like a mystical veil. Traveling across continents to Kununurra in Australia, one can witness nature's own dance under moonlit skies. The majestic Boabs sway gently beneath the moon's glow, creating an ethereal atmosphere that seems straight out of Van Gogh's masterpiece "Starry Night. " Speaking of Van Gogh, his artistic genius captured the essence of celestial beauty on canvas with "The Starry Night. " His swirling brushstrokes evoke a sense of wonderment as we gaze at this nocturnal masterpiece. Fast forward to modern times when technology allowed us to capture both Earth and Moon together in one frame for the first time. The famous Earthrise photograph showcases our fragile blue planet against the stark lunar landscape – a reminder of our interconnectedness within this vast universe. Art has always been inspired by celestial wonders; Samuel Palmer's painting "Coming from Evening Church" transports us back to 1830 when moonlight guided weary souls home after worship. And even further back in history, medieval artwork depicted celestial mechanics with awe-inspiring detail. Yet amidst all these marvels lies something intriguingly mysterious – Moon Madness. Throughout cultures and ages, tales have emerged about how this enigmatic satellite affects human behavior under its luminous spell. As we ponder these cosmic mysteries and artistic interpretations alike, let us not forget NASA’s iconic Whole Earth image or vintage posters advertising Bibby Line cruises, reminding us of the Moon's enduring allure.