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This "reflection" thing has confused a lot of people.
The whole point is that the moon doesn't shine with its own light, so you
can't see it unless something else shines on it and lights it up.
Just like rocks on a table in a dark room. If you want to see them, you need
a flashlight.
The moon is a big rock out there circling the earth. You can't see it unless something
shines on it and lights it up. The only flashlight in the solar system is the sun.
What else can I help you with?
Does the moon reflects the light of the sun?
yes, the moon does reflect the light from the sun because other wise we wouldn't be able to see it at night because its only just a giant rock realy
What is sunlight that's has bounced off the Moon's surface?
Sunlight that has bounced off the Moon's surface is known as lunar or moonlight. This light is essentially sunlight that reflects off the Moon's surface and reaches Earth, appearing softer and less intense than direct sunlight. The Moon's surface reflects only a small percentage of the sunlight that hits it, resulting in a dim, cool glow that can illuminate the night sky.
Why the moon is lit up?
The moon is lit by sunlight just like the earth. Because of it's rotation relative to the earth, only one face of it is visible to people on earth. Thus, the expression, "the dark side of the moon". When the Earth is between the Sun and the moon, it is more or less invisible, since no direct light is striking it. We call this period of a few days a "new moon".
Does the moon give light to the earth?
Yes, the Moon reflects sunlight towards the Earth, which is why we see it as a source of light in the night sky. The Moon itself does not emit light, but rather reflects it from the Sun.
The moon is a source of light?
Yes, but it is not a "direct source" of its light. The Moon, like the Earth, is illuminated by the light of the Sun. The moonlight that we see is simply the part of the sunlight that is reflected by the lunar surface. This is easily seen by the phases of the Moon, when only part of the Moon's lighted surface is visible from Earth, and we cannot see the non-illuminated portion.During an eclipse of the Moon, the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon, so very little light makes it to the Moon.When there is a new moon phase, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, so we cannot see any of the illuminated part of the Moon.
Why don't the moon shine through a solar eclipse?
The moon only apears to shine because it reflects sunlight from its surface. During a solar eclipse the moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so the sunlight reflects off the surface of the moon which is not visible from Earth.
Does the moon reflects the light of the sun?
yes, the moon does reflect the light from the sun because other wise we wouldn't be able to see it at night because its only just a giant rock realy
Why doesn't the angle of the moon affect the temperature on earth?
The Moon is cold . . . it is bright only because it reflects Sunlight.
What level of UV rays does the moon reflect from the sun if any?
The moon only reflects 0.0002% of sunlight and reflects UV light only half as well as it does visible light. This means that the sun provides literally a million times more UV light than the moon does.
What is sunlight that's has bounced off the Moon's surface?
Sunlight that has bounced off the Moon's surface is known as lunar or moonlight. This light is essentially sunlight that reflects off the Moon's surface and reaches Earth, appearing softer and less intense than direct sunlight. The Moon's surface reflects only a small percentage of the sunlight that hits it, resulting in a dim, cool glow that can illuminate the night sky.
Why doesn't the moon disappear when the sun is out?
Why should it disappear? It's big, it's visible, and it reflects sunlight; OF COURSE it will be visible. The only reason we can't generally see stars during the day is because the sunlight is scattered all around the horizon, and the scattered sunlight "drowns out" the light of the stars and planets. But you can often see the Moon in the daytime, and if you know exactly where to look, you can often see the planet Venus during the day, too.
Why is the moon visible even at nightKnowing that the moon is not a luminous?
The Sun is visible because it generates its own light, which radiates out into space. The Moon isn't luminous; it doesn't create its own light. But the Sun is SO bright, and the Moon is so close to Earth, that the sunlight hitting the Moon and bouncing off provides plenty of light. This is true even though the Moon has an albedo, a reflectivity, of about 4% - it's as dark as a charcoal briquette. Which makes me wonder about all the vampire movies; if sunlight kills vampires and moonlight is just reflected sunlight, why do we still have stupid vampire movies?
Why the moon is lit up?
The moon is lit by sunlight just like the earth. Because of it's rotation relative to the earth, only one face of it is visible to people on earth. Thus, the expression, "the dark side of the moon". When the Earth is between the Sun and the moon, it is more or less invisible, since no direct light is striking it. We call this period of a few days a "new moon".
How the moon lights the earth at night?
The Moon is a big ball of dusty rock; it doesn't provide any light of its own. But even though the Moon only reflects about 5% of the sunlight that hits it, the size of the Moon means that it reflects enough light to see.
Does the moon give light to the earth?
Yes, the Moon reflects sunlight towards the Earth, which is why we see it as a source of light in the night sky. The Moon itself does not emit light, but rather reflects it from the Sun.
Does the moon porduce it own light?
No, the only light available on the moon is the light emitted from the Sun.
The moon is a source of light?
Yes, but it is not a "direct source" of its light. The Moon, like the Earth, is illuminated by the light of the Sun. The moonlight that we see is simply the part of the sunlight that is reflected by the lunar surface. This is easily seen by the phases of the Moon, when only part of the Moon's lighted surface is visible from Earth, and we cannot see the non-illuminated portion.During an eclipse of the Moon, the Earth is directly between the Sun and the Moon, so very little light makes it to the Moon.When there is a new moon phase, the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth, so we cannot see any of the illuminated part of the Moon.
