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Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« on: 15 July 2009, 18:50:43 »
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?

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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #1 on: 15 July 2009, 18:52:42 »
The earth's shadow
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #2 on: 15 July 2009, 18:53:21 »
Depends where the moon is in relation to the sun.
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #3 on: 15 July 2009, 18:54:35 »
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The earth's shadow

No. That's an eclipse, farmer.
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #4 on: 15 July 2009, 18:54:56 »
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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?

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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #5 on: 15 July 2009, 18:55:24 »
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The earth's shadow

That would mean the earth is between them, a lunar eclipse. ::)
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« Reply #6 on: 15 July 2009, 18:57:20 »
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The earth's shadow

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

There's an echo in here.
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« Reply #7 on: 15 July 2009, 18:59:08 »
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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 :P
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« Reply #8 on: 15 July 2009, 19:00:52 »
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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 :P

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy :y
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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 :P

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy :y

break off :P :D
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #10 on: 15 July 2009, 19:03:06 »
Is this not part of the lunar cycle (with all the comment that will bring)  :-/ :-/but I would buy into STMO's first comment  :y


http://www.moonphases.info/moon_phases.html
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« Reply #11 on: 15 July 2009, 19:03:37 »
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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 :P

You remember your name? Quite an achievement Paddy :y

break off :P :D

Ah, the ultimate thread-ender ;D ;D
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #12 on: 15 July 2009, 19:07:06 »
 ::) Sheer lunacy; the cause and the result! ;D
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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #13 on: 15 July 2009, 19:17:48 »
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.

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Re: Question for Astronomers or Clever people!
« Reply #14 on: 15 July 2009, 19:18:02 »
......I hope not......



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