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Yes , laser lights easily reach the moon.
It should take about 1.3 seconds to reach it.
The moon is about 239,000 miles away.
Light travels at a constant 186,000 per second.
So the math is easy.
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Can laser light reached at moon and can reflect back?
Yes. The moon's high albedo is used as a mirror to reflect laser light from the Earth. They more accurately track the orbit and distance of the moon than previous methods. However, in order to have a reflected laser beam that the eye could see (like in a movie) the laser would have to be incredibly strong and have a large beam. No laser currently on Earth is capable of this. However, the moon's albedo is high enough that if such a significantly large laser existed it could reach the moon and be reflected back.
How does light reach the full moon?
The light from the sun reflects light to the full moon as the sun is always just opposite the full moon except during the new moon time, where there is no moon to be seen.
Are stars close to the moon?
No. The stars are much farther away than the moon is. For reference, it takes a little more than a second for light to reach us from the moon. The light from the nearest star (other than the sun) takes more than 4 years to reach us.
Are you seeing into the past when you look at the moon?
Yes but only about 1.3 seconds ago as this is how long light takes to reach us from the Moon.
Why does the moon look orange in an eclipse?
During a total lunar eclipse the only sunlight to reach the moon is the light refracted through Earth's atmosphere, which is predominantly red and orange light.
Can laser light reached at moon and can reflect back?
Yes. The moon's high albedo is used as a mirror to reflect laser light from the Earth. They more accurately track the orbit and distance of the moon than previous methods. However, in order to have a reflected laser beam that the eye could see (like in a movie) the laser would have to be incredibly strong and have a large beam. No laser currently on Earth is capable of this. However, the moon's albedo is high enough that if such a significantly large laser existed it could reach the moon and be reflected back.
What light is used to find the distance of the Moon from the Earth?
Laser light.
How does the light from the moon reach the earth?
The moon does not emit light, rather it reflects it. The light from the sun shines on the moon, and it is reflected to earth.
What is special about laser light that makes it so useful compared to ordinary light from a light bulb?
Laser is non diverging one and monochromatic. It is coherent and hence highly intense. So laser could be sent even to reach moon's surface and get it back reflected. So distance of astronomical objects could be found.
What is the name of the beam of light used to measure the distance from earth to moon?
Laser
How does light reach the full moon?
The light from the sun reflects light to the full moon as the sun is always just opposite the full moon except during the new moon time, where there is no moon to be seen.
There is no moon when it is?
the reason we sometimes don't see the moon is because the sun is in a posision where the light doesn't reach the moon, there for the light isn't reflected to Earth and we can't see it.
What is a laser light with holograph?
a laser light with a holograph is a laser light with holograph.
How long does it take the moon's light to reach the earth?
0.28 Seconds
When travelling at the speed of light's one can reach the moon in?
1.27 seconds
How does a laser read dual layers?
One of the layers (the surface one) is made in such a way that a sufficiently strong laser light can "shine through" it to reach the second layer.
Why was a mirror put on the moon?
The ongoing Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment measures the distance between the Earth and the Moon using laser ranging. Lasers on Earth are aimed at retroreflectors planted on the Moon during the Apollo program, and the time for the reflected light to return is determined.
