Earthshine

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Earthshine

Nick Hoffman — 4/15/2009 1:05:40 AM (archived)

You can see quite a bit of the Moon when there is good Earthshine (reflected sunlight). There's a beutiful phase of the Moon when there's just a sliver of direct sunlight in a slender crescent, and when you view this just before dawn or after sunset the "old" Moon is lit by earthshine and the "new" Moon as the crescent...

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If your eyes were good enough... - TB - 4/12/2009 11:13:19 PM
- re: If your eyes were good enough... - I'm thinking maybe in terms of the dark side of the moon. - Marcia - 4/14/2009 7:33:30 PM
  - There is NO dark side of the Moon. - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 10:19:49 PM
    - "Really, as a matter of fact, it's all dark..." - podrock - 4/14/2009 10:50:17 PM
      - re: "Really, as a matter of fact, it's all dark..." - Marcia - 4/14/2009 11:01:59 PM
        
        That basalt could be so bright ! (n/t) - podrock - 4/15/2009 3:19:50 AM
        
        re: "Really, as a matter of fact, it's all dark..." - Marcia - 4/14/2009 11:07:29 PM
        
        Earthshine - Nick Hoffman - 4/15/2009 1:05:40 AM
        
        Earthshine Image - Nick Hoffman - 4/15/2009 1:09:41 AM
        
        re: Earthshine Image - S - 4/15/2009 9:58:53 PM
        
        re: Earthshine Image - Marcia - 4/15/2009 1:49:36 AM
        
        re: Earthshine Image - Raoul - 4/15/2009 9:12:36 PM
  - re: If your eyes were good enough... - "of" should be "from"(!) - Marcia - 4/14/2009 7:36:07 PM
- Nobody's eyes are good enough. - David F Mayer - 4/13/2009 2:10:29 AM
  - Different galaxies - Raoul - 4/13/2009 8:29:43 AM
    - Angle of projection - ER - 4/13/2009 12:22:34 PM
- Starry Night - ER - 4/13/2009 12:26:32 AM

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