Well honey, the moon isn't actually "upside down." The orientation of the moon in different parts of the world has to do with your viewpoint on good ol' Planet Earth. So, in the southern hemisphere, it just looks different because you're looking at it from a different angle. Just geography and perspective, nothing too complicated.
In the southern hemisphere, the moon appears differently from the northern hemisphere due to the different perspective caused by being in the opposite part of the Earth. Just like how you might see a tree from one angle and then it looks different from another, the moon may seem to tilt or stand differently in the sky when viewed from the southern hemisphere compared to the northern hemisphere. It's fascinating how our beautiful moon can branch out its different personalities depending on where we are in the world.
The moon appears upside down in the southern hemisphere due to the different perspective from which people in the southern hemisphere view the moon compared to those in the northern hemisphere. This is because of the Earth's rotation and the angle at which people in the southern hemisphere see the moon in relation to their position on the Earth.
Wherever you are located, the moon appears the way it does because of the light reflecting off of it from the sun. Ie. The relationship or distance of the moon at your location to the sun renders the frown or the smiley face.
how do you mean? when Galileo was trying to build his telescope he realized that he needed a mirror to reflect the image of the moon so it wouldn't be upside-down when he looked through the eyepiece. If you mean in the sky, the relationship between the earth, sun, and the moon determines what part of the moon is lit. light from the sun is refracted (i may not be using the correct term there, but it's bent) and strikes the moon causing it to appear illuminated, sometimes is looks like a smiley and sometimes like the standard standing banana when it's in its crescent phase
No, the moon is not upside down when it sets. The perception of upside down depends on your location on Earth and the orientation of your perspective.
Because Miami is in the northern hemisphere.
In the southern hemisphere, the moon appears differently from the northern hemisphere due to the different perspective caused by being in the opposite part of the Earth. Just like how you might see a tree from one angle and then it looks different from another, the moon may seem to tilt or stand differently in the sky when viewed from the southern hemisphere compared to the northern hemisphere. It's fascinating how our beautiful moon can branch out its different personalities depending on where we are in the world.
The moon appears upside down in the southern hemisphere due to the different perspective from which people in the southern hemisphere view the moon compared to those in the northern hemisphere. This is because of the Earth's rotation and the angle at which people in the southern hemisphere see the moon in relation to their position on the Earth.
Wherever you are located, the moon appears the way it does because of the light reflecting off of it from the sun. Ie. The relationship or distance of the moon at your location to the sun renders the frown or the smiley face.
how do you mean? when Galileo was trying to build his telescope he realized that he needed a mirror to reflect the image of the moon so it wouldn't be upside-down when he looked through the eyepiece. If you mean in the sky, the relationship between the earth, sun, and the moon determines what part of the moon is lit. light from the sun is refracted (i may not be using the correct term there, but it's bent) and strikes the moon causing it to appear illuminated, sometimes is looks like a smiley and sometimes like the standard standing banana when it's in its crescent phase
No, the moon is not upside down when it sets. The perception of upside down depends on your location on Earth and the orientation of your perspective.
The moon has not flipped upside down. You are standing on your head.
No, the full moon can only be seen in one hemisphere at a time due to the position of the Earth and the moon relative to the observer. When it is a full moon in the northern hemisphere, it is a new moon in the southern hemisphere, and vice versa.
No
Everywhere on Earth experiences the same moon phases at the same time - only that viewers in the Southern Hemisphere see the moon phases 'upside down' but the timing is the same and the same areas of the moon are illuminated. On Thursday October 17th, 2013, when this question was asked - the moon's phase was waxing gibbous, the day before the full moon. on Friday 18th October, 2013.
In the southern hemisphere a waxing moon has the shape of a C
Any/Every place on earth sees the same phases of the moon on the same dates. North Pole, South Pole, Johannesburg, Anchorage, Hong Kong, Seattle, Beijing, New York, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, all see a full moon on the same day. The moon phases around the world are the same, however observers in the southern hemisphere will see the moon "upside down" to an observer in the northern hemisphere.