credits

The animated image on the introduction page was created by Ed Stephans, and the animated illustration of libration is by António Cidadão.

The photograph used in the maps is a composite generated from images returned by the Clementine probe, and is reproduced courtesy of NASA JPL.

The images in the nightly tours are individually credited in the notes linked to each. The contributors are António Cidadão, Fred Espenak, Richard Evans, Morio Higashida, Thierry Legault, Steve Massey, Patrice Poyet, NASA and the Soviet Lunar Programme.

Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata was recorded by Wesley Venable, Debussy's Clair de Lune is the work of Robert Finley, Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto is by G F Marshall, and the Moonlight Denetsu is by Sandra Chan. Attribution of other musical works was not possible - if you recognise something, please contact me. Several tracks underwent additional mixing by Rob Ellis.

All credited works are used with permission. The copyright remains with the originators.

The principal publications referred to whilst creating Inconstant Moon were Ernest Cherrington's Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Antonín Rükl's Atlas of the Moon.

Thanks are due to Mandy Neary for her help researching the poetry, Greg V.H. for his poetic lead, Don Thompson for the suggestion of a Lunar Image of the Month, and the many correspondents who have given me ideas ans support. Special thanks go also to Chris Neary for his numerous excellent suggestions and relentless encouragement - cheers m8!

Inconstant Moon is dedicated to my wife, Melanie, for her limitless love and tolerance, and for squeezing my hand so hard while we waited for the results at the UK Web Awards ceremony. I have sometimes foolishly promised her the Moon... this site is not what either of us had in mind!

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