DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

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Light from Earth shines on the Dark Side Of The Moon

 

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Even though the photos are intersting, you don't see any moon features you
wouldn't see at full moon. The same side of the moon faces the earth
throughout the lunar cycle.

 

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On 17 Dec 2004 23:49:02 -0800, arcturus1111gr@yahoo.gr (tednat) wrote:

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>Light from Earth shines on the Dark Side Of The Moon
There is no dark side of the moon. It rotates on its axis once a
month, ht e same time it takes to go around the earth in its orbit.
Therefore we only see one side of the moon, but all sides of it get
sunlight.

 

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"Morton Klotz" <mklotz@directcon.net> wrote in message
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> On 17 Dec 2004 23:49:02 -0800, arcturus1111gr@yahoo.gr (tednat) wrote:
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> >http/www.mensamagazine.gr/Hellas/DarkSideOfTheMoonTouVassiliWoosea.html
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> >Light from Earth shines on the Dark Side Of The Moon
> There is no dark side of the moon. It rotates on its axis once a
> month, ht e same time it takes to go around the earth in its orbit.
> Therefore we only see one side of the moon, but all sides of it get
> sunlight.

The mystery doesn't lie in the "dark" side of the moon...rather...the *far*
side of the moon. -The side we never see.

 

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"Morton Klotz" <mklotz@directcon.net> wrote in message
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> On 17 Dec 2004 23:49:02 -0800, arcturus1111gr@yahoo.gr (tednat) wrote:
>
>>http/www.mensamagazine.gr/Hellas/DarkSideOfTheMoonTouVassiliWoosea.html
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>>Light from Earth shines on the Dark Side Of The Moon
> There is no dark side of the moon. It rotates on its axis once a
> month, ht e same time it takes to go around the earth in its orbit.
> Therefore we only see one side of the moon, but all sides of it get
> sunlight.

Actually there's always a dark side of the moon. It just changes constantly.

 

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On 17 Dec 2004 23:49:02 -0800, arcturus1111gr@yahoo.gr (tednat) wrote:

> http/www.mensamagazine.gr/Hellas/DarkSideOfTheMoonTouVassiliWoosea.html
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> Light from Earth shines on the Dark Side Of The Moon

It's all Greek to me...

 

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>The same side of the moon faces the earth
>throughout the lunar cycle.

Almost. The moon wobbles a bit, so over a month's time, you see about 55% of
the moon.

 

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Dxlstnr wrote:
>> The same side of the moon faces the earth
>> throughout the lunar cycle.
>
> Almost. The moon wobbles a bit, so over a month's time, you see
> about 55% of the moon.

A couple good links on the subject of lunar libration:

http/www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/moon_ap_per.html
http/antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap991108.html