You see light because the moon reflects light from the sun.
Yes you can see it before and after sunset!
Any moon apart from the new moon can be seen in the night sky, although the only moon phase that is above the horizon the entire night is the full moon. The gibbous phases either rise just before sunset or set after sunrise, the quarter phases either rise or set at midnight and the crescent phases either rise shortly before sunrise or set shortly before sunset.
It is recommended to turn your headlights on 30 minutes after sunset and keep them on until 30 minutes before sunrise for optimal visibility and safety when driving in low-light conditions. This ensures that you can see the road clearly and other drivers can see your vehicle.
The beginning of "civil twilight", when it is generally bright enough to see, is 12 minutes BEFORE sunrise.
You can before sunrise and after sunset because it is close to the sun
Gloaming is just after sunset. The word "gloaming" is of Scots origin. See the links for details.
There are many factors that influence the colors of a sunset. The Earth's atmosphere and traveling light are the two key factors. The atmosphere contains many particles of dust and water, and light reflects off of the particles in all directions. The size of the particles and light wavelengths influence the colors we see in the sunset.
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In order to have a beautiful sunset, there has to be water vapor or other particulates in the air to diffuse the light. But there can't be too much or they totally block the light. The presence of clouds and dust in the air in the correct percentages are what make the colors that we associate with a beautiful sunset.
Yes. You can easily see satellites, after sunset. They look like moving stars.
You will never see Mercury on a dark sky. The reason is that Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and so we can only see it shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset. The sky is always still fairly light.
You will never see a crescent moon during sunrise and before sunset because the moon rises and sets with the sun and when the crescent moon is visible, it is typically seen later in the evening or early in the morning.