Category talk:Lunar science

I think there should be some clarification here about what sorts of things fit under this category, since "lunar science" is kind of vague and my interpretation seems to be different from at least one other major editor of Moon-related articles. Bryan 08:45, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Opposed speedy move request

 * Category:Lunar science to Category:Selenography – C2D, Lunar science redirects to Selenography. Brandmeistertalk  08:54, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Oppose, that would be a reduction in scope, as the category is broader than that, including e.g. Geology of the moon (selenology) . No objection to creating a subcat for selenography. – Fayenatic  L ondon 07:49, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, then it looks like Lunar science should be a separate article distinct from selenology rather than redirect... Brandmeistertalk  12:21, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I changed the target on both of those to Moon. Perhaps Category:Lunar science should be upmerged, with a split to selenography? – Fayenatic  L ondon 07:46, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Probably yes. Worthy of full discussion. Brandmeistertalk  19:04, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
 * On the other hand, Category:Moon has been well diffused now, perhaps mainly by yourself. There is scope for a selenography category, but merging Lunar science back up to Category:Moon would lose what I think is currently a helpful separation. – Fayenatic  L ondon 21:08, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Pole star
My reading has led me to conclude that the axis of rotation of the moon is approximately 16 degrees different from the axis of rotation of the earth. Therefore, the North Star for the moon cannot be Polaris; only a star about 16 degrees from Polaris would be a possible candidate for this designation. Is there an identified pole star for the moon? What are the implications of the moon’s much lesser inclination from the ecliptic, in comparison to Earth’s inclination of ~23.3 degrees? Janice Vian, Ph.D. (talk) 19:33, 12 July 2019 (UTC)