# Moon Essentials- Orbit (SVS5326 - moon orbit simple 1080p30)

The true orbit of the Moon as it changes over the course of 8.5 years. Shows the tilt of the orbit, the juddering rotation of the nodes (where the Moon's orbit intersects the orbit plane of the Earth), and the actual closest and farthest distances (apogee and perigee).

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Essentials-_Orbit_(SVS5326_-_moon_orbit_simple_1080p30).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - USRA/Ernie Wright, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/150592544?play=1)