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What part gives off light?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The moon, itself doesn't so much "give off light" as it reflects light from the sun. On those occasions the moon is positioned between the sun and the earth, we get an eclipse as the moon is blocking the sun for a short period of time.

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