[geoschmo]

Originally posted by spoon:
The answer is: The Moon

The source is: HERE

Unfortunatly the source offers no support for his claim, other then the statement that the IAU designates it thus. But looking at the IAU website I can find no confirmation of this fact. I suppose they have some books somewhere, but nothing on their website I can find.

I have found several other websites purporting to be authorities who adhere to the Moon as the name, but the general attitude seems to be it's a stupid question for people to be asking an astronomer and we are all wasting their time. It's almost as if they don't know the name, and so they try to make us all feel stupid for asking.

What do you mean what's the name of the Moon? It's the Moon you idiot. Now go away, I have some star clusters to categorize.

I have this feeling someday we are going regret not having an actual name for it.

Some where in a cantina in a galaxy far far away...
Those human are so dumb.
How dumb are they?
Humans are so dumb, that millions of years of sentience and the best name they could come up with for their moon is: Moon!

I say Bob is a good name. Better yet, what about Bob Luna?