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Yes, it is difficult to see the Milky Way clearly when the sky is illuminated by a full moon because the moon's brightness can wash out the fainter stars and the Milky Way's dim glow.

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What dose illuminated mean?

bright illuminated means lit up or full of light


Is 100 percent of the moon being illuminated during the full moon?

No. Only half of the moon is illuminated at any one time. During a full moon, the half facing Earth is fully illuminated.


What term describes the moon phase in which most of the side of the moon is facing the earth is illuminated?

"Most", "almost all", or "all" describes a Full Moon. If there's enough missing so that it's clearly not a full circle, that's a "gibbous" moon.


When the moon is completely illuminated and perfectly round it is a?

Full Moon


Does a gibbous moon appears more than half illuminated to people on earth?

Yes. A gibbous moon is a three-quarter moon.


Why astronomers see the spiral arms of the Andromeda galaxy more clearly than the spiral arms of the milky way galaxy?

Astronomers see the spiral arms of the Andromeda galaxy more clearly than those of the Milky Way because we are observing Andromeda from the outside, providing a better perspective of its entire structure. In contrast, we are inside the Milky Way galaxy, making it more challenging to discern its full spiral arm structure. Also, Andromeda is larger and more symmetrical than the Milky Way, enhancing the visibility of its spiral arms.


Can you see the Milky Way with a full moon present in the sky?

Yes, it is difficult to see the Milky Way with a full moon present in the sky because the moon's brightness can wash out the fainter stars and the Milky Way's glow.


Which side of the moon is illuminated as it wanes from a full to new?

If you live in the Northern hemisphere, the illuminated side is on the left.In the Southern hemisphere, the opposite is true.


When is the moon a full moon?

When the entire visible side of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun, we call this a "full moon".


Can a rocket go through the milky way?

Sure. Several of the space probes launched by the USA are not boundto the Earth or the Sun, and are going through the Milky Way. They'llcross the Milky Way and leave it completely in a few hundred thousandyears, if they don't bump into something first.


How far away is the milky way galaxy fronm the sun?

We are part of the Milky Way galaxy, so giving a distance is not possible. We are approximately 25,000 light years from the Galactic centre See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:236084main_MilkyWay-full-annotated.jpg


What is the moon called when it is fully illuminated?

Full Moon...When The Side Of The Moon We See Is Fully Lit.