Some common misconceptions about Moon Phases is that the moon is lit up, or the Earth is reflecting its light on the moon...not true! The reason the Moon is lit up like a light at night is because we see it reflecting light from the sun. The reason the Earth has day and night is the same. During day, we are lit up, and at night we are facing away from the Sun. The Sun is SUPER HUGE compared to the Earth and the Moon can easily reflect light from the Sun. That's Venus passing the Sun... From outer space all the planets and moons reflect the light of the Sun and look like they are half lit, or half shadowed. From Earth we are looking at the Moon as it appears to change in appearance. That is because the Earth is revolving, and rotating. The Moon is revolving, and rotating. There is a lot of movement going on...AND we see the moon at an angle. So what appears to our eyes from Earth is a changing moon, but from space the moon, Earth, planets are all shadowed 50%. These changes are so predictable that farmers plant their crops using moon phases, animals navigate or migrate using the different light of the moon and astrologists can predict your future using moon phases. (Well, I don't know how real horoscopes are, but some people need to read their horoscope every day!) The moon is predictable and we can rely on seeing its phases for many, many, many years to come!
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Jackson Baird
8/29/2018 03:28:20 pm
I really like how it talks about a lot of information.
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canyon murie
8/29/2018 05:30:32 pm
i like learning and reading about the moon it is fun and cool
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Audrey
8/29/2018 06:16:20 pm
I like all the cool pictures of the Sun,Moon, and Earth. The blog is cool.
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italia
8/29/2018 07:45:34 pm
this reminds me of the solar eclipse. wasn't that so cool!!! Did any of you go to Idaho to see it?? i wish i did.
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Jackson Baird
8/29/2018 08:26:43 pm
My brother and my dad did.
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ian
8/29/2018 09:10:38 pm
that moon that winks is creepy
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Ryker Bement
8/29/2018 09:28:10 pm
I like how this blog can help you learn information about stuff and put it in a fun way.
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Miriana Sakamoto
8/29/2018 10:29:28 pm
I think it is so cool how scientists can tell how long it takes the Moon to revolve around the Earth. That video of Venus revolving around the Sun looks so cool!
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brahm bina
8/30/2018 07:28:17 am
What miss Taylor the moon has a face and it winks that is pretty cool miss Taylor what what what whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttt.
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MIKEY
5/17/2022 10:56:32 am
I SAW THAT CLEAR FACE... ITS CREEPY, IT SMILES, IT GETS MAD, IT LOOKS AMAZED.... HOW?
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