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You may have noticed that when you shine a flashlight on a thing,
you can see the thing in the dark.
The sun is always shining on the moon, lighting up one side of it. When we
look at the moon, we can see the lit-up side, even in the dark.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe moon is bright because it reflects from the sun
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∙ 13y agoIt reflects the sun's light.
The sun lights up the moon.
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∙ 13y agoIts white surface reflects light easily. The sun's rays reflect off the moon, making it glow.
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∙ 9y agoIt looks bright because of reflection of sunlight.
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∙ 15y agoThe sun is bright because, it's well. A giant star bigger than anything else in our solar system. And the moon is bright because it reflects the light of the sun. Thus appearing bright to us.
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∙ 14y agothe brightest object in the sky is the sun, but the moon is the second brightest in the sky.
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∙ 9y agoYou see the moon as a bright object in the sky because the moon reflects light from the sun, it acts as a mirror. A very terrible mirror.
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∙ 9y agoMoonlight is sunlight reflecting off the moon.
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Is the moon brighter than Venus?
When you see it up in the sky, yes! Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky. Our moon is first.
Why is the moon visible in the sky?
The Sun is very bright.
Why the brightest object in the night sky if it does not make its own light?
The moon is the closest heavenly body to the earth and because of its relatively high albedo it reflects a lot of the light falling on it hence it is the brightest object in the night sky. Similar reasons also apply to Venus, which is also a very bright object.
When the sky is totally dark an you cannot see the moon?
Technically speaking, when you cannot see the moon, it is a new moon. But my thinking is that if you can't see the moon, how can it be new? So my definition of a new moon is when you can see a smile in the sky because the moon is happy that it has just been born, but when you see a frown in the sky, the moon is sad because it is dying. Then you get the scientific "new moon."
Where does Venus set if Moon is in the first quarter?
Every object visible in the sky sets in the west.The phase of the moon has no relationship to and no effect onthe motion of any other natural object in the sky.
Why we see the moon as a bright object in the sky?
because the moon reflects light from the sun
Name a bright object that over several days changes in the sky?
moon:)
Is the moon an illuminated object?
Yes!!! It is illuminated by the Sun. In fact all the planets, including Earth, are illuminated by the Sun. We see these plane the reflection of Sunlight from them . None of them give off light on their own account.
What is a bright object that over several days changes it shape in the sky?
it is the sun Probably the moon
Name a bright object that over serveral days changes its shape you n the sky?
Well the moon does this.
Which planet can you see in the evening sky?
That's Venus, the most brightest object in our sky after Moon.
What is a transparent moon?
It's when you see the Moon in daylight with a bright blue sky. The dark areas (the maria) on the Moon can look similar to the colour of the sky and give the impression of a partly transparent Moon.
Why is the Moon's sky black though the sun is shining brightly?
There is no atmosphere to speak of, on the Moon. The reason we see the sky bright is because of sunlight reflected from our atmosphere.
Why does the Moon appear as a bright object in the sky?
The moon is lighted by sunlight. That's why when the Earth is between the sun and the moon the shadow of the Earth causes the Moon to be entirely dark (a lunar eclipse).
Is the moon brighter than Venus?
When you see it up in the sky, yes! Venus is the second brightest object in the night sky. Our moon is first.
Why could you see the moon in the day?
Despite a popular belief, the Moon is not only seen at night. Depending on where the Moon is in its orbit round the Earth, may mean the Moon is in the sky during daylight. The bright sky makes it very difficult to see the Moon.
What year did they discover the moon?
There is no year of discovery. The moon is an obvious object in the sky. You can see it just by looking up.
