Question by Layla: Can someone explain the phases of the moon?
For science we are doing a project and I don't understand can you explain the lunar calendar?
does it change from waxing cresent to 1st quarter in one day? How lond is the cycle?
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Answer by StimpyFirst all of the phases are caused by the moon orbiting the earth.
Lets start with a full moon. When the moon is full the lit side of the moon is facing the earth. This happens when the earth is between the moon and the sun.
The opposite of this is new moon, the lit side of the moon is facing away from the earth. This happens when the moon is between the earth and the sun.
Now that you know New and Full moons lets go in order. Remember all of these changes are caused by the moon orbiting the earth.
1) New Moon -we see nothing the moon is up near the sun from our point of view.
2) Waxing crescent- This is always to the left of the sun. Most of the lit face is away from the earth but a little crescent shaped slice is visible to us.
3) First Quarter- Half of the lit face is visible and half is not. The moon has now moved from being between the earth and the sun to a point one quarter of the way around its orbit.
4) Waxing Gibbous- more and more of the face towards us is lit as the moon moves to a point opposite the sun.
5) Full Moon- the earth is between the moon and sun so the face towards us is completely lit.
6) Waning Gibbous - the moon is now moving back towards the point between the earth and sun, so the face towards us is less and less lit.
7) last quarter - the moon is 3/4 of the way around the earth
8) wanning crescent- the moon is almost between the earth and sun again.
9) new moon again.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Can someone explain the phases of the moon?
Will we (people in Florida) get to see the solar eclipse on Monday?
Question by mstar640: Will we (people in Florida) get to see the solar eclipse on Monday?
I have never seen a solar eclipse before and it sounds so interesting. Will we be able to see it? If not when CAN we see the solar eclipse?
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Answer by Ω€!§π&#I think it is a lunar eclpise, if it is a solar eclipse than if you wath it can make you blind !
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When is the next solar eclipse?
Question by blackjack63e: When is the next solar eclipse?
When is the next solar eclipse in Alaska or anchorage?
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Answer by JIM NILSmay 20 2012
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When will the next full solar eclipse be viewable in Western Canada?
Question by iluvmusic: When will the next full solar eclipse be viewable in Western Canada?
When will the next totalt solar eclipse be viewable in Alberta?
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Answer by jackI'm not sure a partial eclipse may be visible on the 1st of august
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