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[Varche]

So here in Spain we often have cloudless days and can see the sun and the moon high up in the sky at the same time. Today was no different.

But the moon is "crescent" i.e. not fully visible. Other times the full moon is visible at the same time as the sun.

What (on earth) is causing only part of it to be visible?

El Varche 

[Pitchfork]

The earth's shadow

[STMO999]

Depends where the moon is in relation to the sun.

[STMO999]

The earth's shadow

No. That's an eclipse, farmer.

[Darth Loo-knee]

So here in Spain we often have cloudless days and can see the sun and the moon high up in the sky at the same time. Today was no different.

But the moon is "crescent" i.e. not fully visible. Other times the full moon is visible at the same time as the sun.

What (on earth) is causing only part of it to be visible?

El Varche 

Harry Potter

[Omega man 2]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

[STMO999]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

There's an echo in here.

[Omega man 2]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

There's an echo in here.

I got the name right

[STMO999]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

There's an echo in here.

I got the name right

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy

[Omega man 2]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

There's an echo in here.

I got the name right

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy

break off

[Dishevelled Den]

Is this not part of the lunar cycle (with all the comment that will bring)  :-/ :-/but I would buy into STMO's first comment 


http://www.moonphases.info/moon_phases.html

[STMO999]

The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse.

There's an echo in here.

I got the name right

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy

break off

Ah, the ultimate thread-ender

[Debs.]

  Sheer lunacy; the cause and the result!

[HI2DVY]

What you are seeing (or rather, not) is effectively the dark side of the moon (I know I am mad, I've always been mad - No, not that one). Remember that the sun is much further away than the moon so you will only see a small section of the moon which the sun is shining on. The rest of the moon, the bit at the back which you cant see, will be almost fully illuminated.

Couple more whisky's and Ill explain it better...

[Dishevelled Den]

......I hope not......



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