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The word "apogee" is used to describe the farthest point away from Earth, while perigee is the closest point to Earth. This is used to describe the parameters of satellite orbits around the Earth. Both values may change due to gravitational variations.
The word apogee is the adaptation of the term apsis which is the term for a farthest distance from some object, with gee (geo) meaning Earth.
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Is a moon at apogee near to or far from the earth?
At Apogee it is furthest from the Earth. At Perigee it is nearest to the Earth. The mean distance of the moon from the Earth is 242,000 miles. However, the Moon moves in an ellipsoid path., with the Earth at one of the foci of the ellipse. Also its orbit is not co-planar with the Earth's orbit about the Sun, but slightly angled. As a consequence the Moon appears to move faster/slower during the lunar month, and, phases discounted, appears to be larger/smaller. Because of non-co-planarity we do not see a lunar/solar eclipse every months.
What is the farthest point from earth in the Moon's orbit?
At furthest apogee the Moon is 406700 km from the Earth (according to Wikipedia - I do not know if this is from the geometric center of the East to the geometric center of the Moon, from the barycenter of the Earth/Moon system, or from the surfaces of these bodies,)If the 406700 km is the geometric center's distances you add 4 600 km: (the radius of the Earth 6 378 km minus the Moon's radius 1 738 km to get the distance from the far side of the Earth to the near side of the Moon) 402 100 kmApoluneThe crossword answer asked for a seven letter solution,and apogee and apoapsis did not fit,so the correct answer is apolune
What is meant by apogee and pengee?
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
Why isn't there annular eclipse?
An annular eclipse occurs when the moon is near apogee (farthest from Earth) in its orbit and appears smaller than the sun, resulting in a ring of sunlight around the moon. Since the moon's orbit is not perfectly circular, its distance from Earth varies, and annular eclipses are rarer than total or partial eclipses.
What part of the moon can you see from earth?
The moon is tidally locked to the Earth, so the same part always faces us. How does this work? It rotates at exactly the rate necessary to keep that alignment. The reason is that gravitational bulges on the moon, caused by the Earth's gravity (moon tides) are attracted differentially by the earth's gravity and this puts the brakes on the moon's spin. As this happens, the moon is pushed away from the Earth, because the energy has to go somewhere!
Is the moon at apogee near or far from the earth?
Its far, apo means up/away
Is the moon apogee near to or far from the earth?
"Apogee" means the point in the moon's orbit where it's farthest from earth.
Is a moon at apogee near to or far from the earth?
At Apogee it is furthest from the Earth. At Perigee it is nearest to the Earth. The mean distance of the moon from the Earth is 242,000 miles. However, the Moon moves in an ellipsoid path., with the Earth at one of the foci of the ellipse. Also its orbit is not co-planar with the Earth's orbit about the Sun, but slightly angled. As a consequence the Moon appears to move faster/slower during the lunar month, and, phases discounted, appears to be larger/smaller. Because of non-co-planarity we do not see a lunar/solar eclipse every months.
What is the farthest point from earth in the Moon's orbit?
At furthest apogee the Moon is 406700 km from the Earth (according to Wikipedia - I do not know if this is from the geometric center of the East to the geometric center of the Moon, from the barycenter of the Earth/Moon system, or from the surfaces of these bodies,)If the 406700 km is the geometric center's distances you add 4 600 km: (the radius of the Earth 6 378 km minus the Moon's radius 1 738 km to get the distance from the far side of the Earth to the near side of the Moon) 402 100 kmApoluneThe crossword answer asked for a seven letter solution,and apogee and apoapsis did not fit,so the correct answer is apolune
Latin root of apogee and perigee?
Apogee:"point at which the moon is farthest from the earth," 1590s, from Fr. apogée, from L. apogæum, from Gk. apogaion, neut. adj., "away from the earth," a term from Ptolemaic astronomy, from apo "off, away" (see http://wiki.answers.com/index.php?term=apo-) + gaia/ge "earth."Perigee:"point at which a celestial body is nearest the Earth," 1594, from Mod.L. perigeum (15c.), from Late Gk. peregeion,used by Ptolemy as a noun, properly neut. of adj. perigeios"near the earth," from peri ges, from peri "near" + ges, gen. of ge "earth."
Is it possible to have a total lunar eclipse when the moon and sun are both at their maximum distances?
No. If the Moon is close to apogee (the farthest distance from the Earth), then the Moon's umbra doesn't reach all the way to the Earth. (The umbra is the cone of total shadow. When the total shadow hits the Earth, we have a total eclipse.) So when the Moon is near apogee, we get annular, or "ring of fire", eclipses.
Which is near to the earth sun or moon?
The moon is much closer to the earth that the sun. The moon is about 239,000 miles away. The sun is about 93,000,000 miles away.
What do you call a lunar eclipse when the moon is not big enough to cover the whole sun?
The Moon is in an elliptical (or oval-shaped) orbit. When a solar eclipse occurs near apogee, when the Moon is farthest away from the Earth, the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than the apparent size of the Sun. So we get an "annular" eclipse.
What is meant by apogee and pengee?
Apogee means Far from the earth..... It's not Pengee its Perigee... Perigee means near from the earth...
What term is used for moon at apogee and perigee position?
It means in Latin-Greek, "Closest to the Earth" and refers to a position in an orbit. Apogee means "Farthest from the Earth"Another answerAccording to the Free Dictionary by Farlex, "The point in any orbit nearest to the body being orbited."
Does the far side or the near side of the moon always face the earth?
It always faces away from the earth
What are the keys differences between total and annular eclipse?
Sometimes a solar eclipse will occur when the moon is at or near apogee, its farthest point from earth in its elliptical orbit. Since it is farther away, its apparent diameter is not quite large enough to block out the sun completely; the sun appears as a ring around the entire circumference of the moon. It would be a total eclipse if the moon were close enough to earth to cover the entire face of the sun.
