moon phases
moon phases
The changing phases of the moon.
The moon is seen from the Earth...
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
Because the sun, the moon, and the Earth are constantly changing their relative positions with respect to each other, different parts of the moon are illuminated by the sun, from the viewpoint of a given observer at a given time. The part of the moon that is not illuminated can't be seen from Earth, it is just a dark moon against the darkness of space.
moon phases
moon phases
moon phases
The changing phases of the moon.
moon phases
The moon is seen from the Earth...
The moon changes phases because different portions of the moon are illuminated by the sun, as seen by observers on Earth. The angle formed by the sun, the Earth, and the moon, is constantly changing as the Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth.
The moon's phases can be seen from the earth, but not by an observer on the moon. Similarly, the earth's phases can be seen from the moon, but not by an observer on the earth.
Only our moon ("The Moon") can be seen from Earth.
Because the sun, the moon, and the Earth are constantly changing their relative positions with respect to each other, different parts of the moon are illuminated by the sun, from the viewpoint of a given observer at a given time. The part of the moon that is not illuminated can't be seen from Earth, it is just a dark moon against the darkness of space.
It is not because of sunlight that the Moon can be seen from Earth. It has everything to do with the location of the Earth and Moon, and the properties of reflected light.
Not exactly. The lighted side of the moon as seen from Earth is that part that is not shadowed by the Earth.