50th anniversary of the arrival of Man on the Moon

It ran on July 21, 1969 at 2:56 UTC when half the world and part of the other was glued to television or the transistor to live one of the most important events in the history of humanity live. At this precise moment the American astronaut Neil.A. Armstrong, a member of the Apollo 11 expedition, was leaving the space capsule and stepping on the lunar surface.

From this moment the images and that famous phrase of "A small step for man, a great leap for humanity" have remained .

The mission returned to Earth on July 24, with its members turned into world heroes.

It is true that before this highly relevant event, man had already started the space race to the moon (1959) long ago, at a time when the competition between the United States and the USSR. Now, there is no doubt that the landing of Neil Armstrong had the air of conquest and of placing the Moon closer to human domain.

It was also a popularization of astronomy, thanks to the diffusion by the different media of the time. A multitude of children and young people were greatly attracted by the space, an attraction that has been consolidated in the coming times.

We are also left with other topics, such as the still incredulous of this milestone and obviously all the mystery that continues to exist around the Moon. The fact of not having repeated other moon landings until today, still creates suspicions.

The human being is very lunatic, not only for the effects that the Moon has on the Earth and its inhabitants, but for simple curiosity. We have always been interested in the visible face of the Moon and we have wondered what its hidden face is like.

At first glance, with binoculars or telescopes we can see the Moon in all its splendor. See the craters, the seas and many more details of its surface. We've already done some articles on lunar observation and its advice. Just remember that with good astronomical binoculars it will be the best option, if we want more details, then we must use a telescope.

A few months are approaching where this anniversary will be the great astronomical protagonist. Brands like Celestron have already launched some special products, such as the Dobson FirstScope mini telescope, an ideal telescope to bring the Moon closer to the little ones at home or to the most curious.

We must also be attentive to the documentaries, exhibitions, books, conferences, etc ... that are prepared for this anniversary and for all of 2019. We recommend that you stay tuned to all the news, both the closest and the general one. NASA, Cosmocaixa, groups and associations, municipal cultural centers, etc ... are preparing many events for these dates.