Phases of the Moon The general locations and

Phases of the Moon The general locations and orientations for the phases of the moon. (7) Third Quarter (6) Waning (8) Waning Gibbous Crescent Sunlight Earth spins on its axis in the same direction as the moon’s orbit. Earth (1) New Moon (5) (2) Waxing Full Moon (4) Waxing Crescent (3) First Quarter Gibbous

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t NEW MOON Wherever the person looks all they see is shadowed moon. Earth (1) New Moon What time of day is it for the observer? Noon!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t WAXING CRESCENT When you look up you see only a small crescent brightly lit. (Right Side) Earth (2) Waxing Crescent What time of day is it for the observer? 3 PM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t Earth Sunligh t FIRST QUARTER When you look up you see one half of the front face of the Moon brightly lit. (Right side) (3) First Quarter What time of day is it for the observer? Sunset - 6 PM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t Earth Sunligh t WAXING GIBBOUS When you look up you see only a small crescent, darkly shadowed, on the left. (4) Waxing Gibbous What time of day is it for the observer? 9 PM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t Earth (5) Full Moon Sunligh t FULL MOON When you look up you see the entire face of the Moon brightly lit. What time of day is it for the observer? Midnight-12 AM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t (6) Waning Gibbous Earth Sunligh t WANING GIBBOUS When you look up you see only a small crescent, darkly shadowed, on the right. What time of day is it for the observer? 3 AM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face (7) Third Quarter How much of the moon’s face does the person see? Sunligh t THIRD QUARTER When you look up you see one half of the front face of the Moon brightly lit. (Left side) Earth What time of day is it for the observer? Sunrise - 6 AM!!

Perspective & The Moon’s Face How much of the moon’s face does the person see? (8) Waning Crescent Sunligh t WANING CRESCENT When you look up you see only a small crescent brightly lit. (Left Side) Earth What time of day is it for the observer? 9 AM!!

What phase is the moon? What time of day will this moon phase be high in the sky? (meridan) What time will this moon phase set? What time will this moon rise?

What phase is the moon? What time of day will this moon phase be high in the sky? (meridan) What time will this moon phase set? What time will this moon rise?

This vintage 60 -kopek stamp celebrates a dramatic achievement. On the 7 th of October, 1959, the Soviet "Luna 3" successfully photographed the far side of the moon giving denizens of planet Earth their first ever view of this hidden hemisphere. Lacking the digital image technology familiar now, Luna 3 took the pictures on 35 mm film which was automatically developed on board. The pictures were then scanned and the signal transmitted to Earth days later in what was perhaps also the first interplanetary fax. In all, seventeen pictures were received providing enough coverage and resolution to construct a far side map and identify a few major features. Depicted on the stamp are regions dubbed the Sea of Moscow, the Soviet Mountains, the Bay of Astronauts, and the Sea of Dreams.

Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon? This fairly common sight occurs when high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens. Because most of the crystals have a similar elongated hexagonal shape, light entering one crystal face and exiting through the opposing face refracts 22 degrees, which corresponds to the radius of the Moon Halo. A similar Sun Halo may be visible during the day. The picture was taken in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, USA. Exactly how ice-crystals form in clouds remains under investigation.

Waxing Phases Phase Rise Max. Height Set New Moon 6 am 12 pm 6 pm Waxing Crescent 9 am 3 pm 9 pm 1 st Quarter 12 pm 6 pm 12 am Waxing Gibbous 3 pm 9 pm 3 am Full Moon 6 pm 12 am 6 am

Waxing Phases Phase Rise Max. Height Set Full Moon 6 pm 12 am 6 am Wanning Gibbous 9 pm 3 am 9 am 3 rd Quarter 6 am 12 pm Wanning Crescent 3 am 9 am 3 pm New Moon 12 pm 6 pm 12 am 6 am