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Why do astronauts see earthlight?

Much the same way that people see moonlight. Light from the sun is scattered by the earth.


Why can you not see the dark half of the moon?

You often CAN see the "dark side of the Moon". It's easiest to do around the first quarter Moon or a day or two before that. The Sun shining on the Moon causes the Moon to reflect light, and we call this "moonlight". But if you were on the Moon and looking at the Earth, you could see the Earth by reflected sunlight, which we would call "earthlight". When we look at the first quarter Moon, we can often see the dark side of the Moon illuminated very slightly by reflected earthlight!


What is earthlight?

Earthlight is actually sunlight that is reflected back into space from the earth - in the same way that moonlight is the sun's light reflected from the moon.


What do astronauts see once they get to the moon?

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Did the us astronauts see aliens on the moon?

No


How many astronauts died on the moon?

No astronauts have died on the moon. All astronauts who have traveled to the moon returned safely to Earth.


When was Earthlight created?

Earthlight was created in 1955.


How many pages does Earthlight have?

Earthlight has 222 pages.


What was the name of the astronauts that littered the moon?

No astronauts littered the moon.


Who went the moon?

12 Apollo astronauts have walked on the Moon. see Wikipedia entry for Apollo's 11-17


Can you show us a Map of the moon were the astronauts landed?

Google moon has an interactive version. See links below.


How many astronauts have flown to the moon?

A total of 24 US astronauts have been to the Moon, and 12 have walked on its surface. There were a total of 27 astronauts on 9 Apollo lunar missions, but three of these went twice. (see related question)