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Does the gibbous moon look the same from all positions on Earth?
Yes. Everyone on earth for whom the moon is visible sees the same phase at the same time.
Does everyone on earth see the same phase of the moon on any giving day?
The moon orbits the earth in just a little under 28 days. The earth is blocking sunlight from reaching the moon at certain angles which cause the phases of the moon. Everyone sees the same phases because of this.
How are moon phases affected by the observers location?
As long as the observer is some place on the earth, his locationhas essentially no effect on the moon phase that he sees.
As the moon moves around the earth what does an observer on earth see?
He sees the phases of the moon. A varying amount of the sunlit surface is visible as the moon goes through its phases, having increased or decreased illumination with a curved boundary.
On a clear night when an observer in Los Angeles sees a first quarter Moon an observer in London would see?
That person in London would see a new moon.
An observer on Earth sees the phases of the Moon because?
the Moon's position relative to the Earth and Sun causes different portions of its illuminated side to be visible. As the Moon orbits the Earth, the angle between the Earth, Moon, and Sun changes, leading to the varying shapes and illumination levels seen from Earth.
As the moon moves around the Earth a person on Earth doesn't always see the fully lit side of the moon This phenomenon causes what?
A. Phases of the moonThat's a good, short explanation for the so-called "phases" of the moon.A person on earth hardly ever sees all of the lit side of the moon. Whenhe does, he calls the sight a "Full Moon".
What side of the moon do you see in Virginia?
Everyone on earth sees the same face of the moon.
What phenomenon is caused when a person on earth cannot see all of the fully lighted side of the moon?
This is what causes the so-called "phases" of the moon: although fully half of the moon is lighted, we can only see part of the lighted part. A person on earth hardly ever sees all of the lighted side of the moon. When he does, he calls the sight a "full moon."
Why would an observer on the Earth see a complete cycle of the phases of the moon in approximately one month?
An observer on Earth sees a complete cycle of the phases of the moon in approximately one month because the moon takes about 29.5 days to orbit Earth. As the moon orbits, its position relative to the Earth and the Sun changes, causing the amount of sunlight reflected off its surface to vary, creating the different phases of the moon that we see from Earth.
Does the moon see china?
China sees the Moon as does every one else on Earth.
If the moon is half full as seen from earth what would earth look like to a man on the moon?
If you are on the moon at the time of "New Moon", and you are facing the earth, you see a "Full Earth". If you stay up there a while, and call your partner on earth every day, and you describe to each other what you're seeing, you'll notice something very interesting: The part of the moon that HE sees, plus the part of the earth that YOU see, always adds up to a complete circle of illumination. Each of you sees the part of the circle that the other one is missing.
Does the gibbous moon look the same from all positions on Earth?
Yes. Everyone on earth for whom the moon is visible sees the same phase at the same time.
Why do you always sees the same side of the moon?
Because the period of the Moon's revolution around the Earth and the period of the Moon's rotation on its axis are precisely equal.
Does everyone on earth see the same phase of the moon on any giving day?
The moon orbits the earth in just a little under 28 days. The earth is blocking sunlight from reaching the moon at certain angles which cause the phases of the moon. Everyone sees the same phases because of this.
How are moon phases affected by the observers location?
As long as the observer is some place on the earth, his locationhas essentially no effect on the moon phase that he sees.
Does earth always keep the same side towards the moon?
No. If it did, then some people on earth would always see the moon in the sky, andsome other people on earth would never see the moon in their sky. Instead, everybodyon earth sees the moon rise and set, meaning that different parts of the earth are turningto face it.
