Photo by: Mbz1 Creative Commons Tides are the periodic fluctuations of large bodies of water. They are caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon in what is generally called tidal forces. Although tidal changes may occur as a result of other factors like the Moon’s altitude and distance, the positions of […]
A Trojan, in Astronomy, is a minor planet or moon that shares an orbit with a larger planet or satellite but does not collide with the larger planet because while it orbits, it stays safely in what is called as the Lagrangian points. In theory, there are also Trojan planets that may reside at Trojan
Lunation is the average time for one lunar cycle or the moon’s synodic period. As the Moon orbits the Earth, while the Earth orbits the sun, the Moon exhibits different lunar phases. The amount of light reflected to the sun is relative to the position of the Sun, Earth and Moon.
Texts and descriptions are fine and dandy, but to see the Moon for what it is is another thing altogether. Enjoy these pictures of the Earth’s Moon.
The heavenly body that brightens evenings isn’t the only moon there is. At the same time, the Earth is not the only planet with a celestial body orbiting around it. A moon is a natural satellite, and its main task is to orbit a planet, or other forms larger than itself. The moon we see
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The Last quarter moon is basically the precise point of the Moon parading the Sun on the final arc of the lunar process. At this point the moon looks half-lit or illuminated. The moon takes on the shape of a pie sliced in half. The Last quarter moon rises at around the time of midnight,
Why the Moon has different phases and shapes The cyclical phases of the Moon are actually different angulated views of the Moon created by the relative positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. At any one point of time, the Moon is half-lit by the Sun (of course, except during lunar eclipses when the Moon
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1. The Moon is Earth’s lone natural satellite. 2. The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in our Solar System. 3. The Moon is a little more than one-fourth the size of Earth. 4. The Moon’s diameter is 2,160 miles (3,476 km). 5. The Moon’s total surface area is 14,658,000 sq. mi (37,932,000 sq. km).
