The Moon Its Just a Phase Its Going

The Moon It's Just a Phase It's Going Through. . .

Moon Our planet's large natural satellite, the Moon, is the easiest astronomical object to observe. n The only "scientific instrument" you'll need at first is a pair of eyes. n The Moon is a mere 238, 900 miles or 384, 400 km so it’s fairly easy to see. n Picture from NASA

The Moon's Orbit n Rotation – Moon is spinning on its axis n Revolution – The moon orbits around the Earth – It takes the moon approximately one month to go around the Earth or 27. 3 Earth days. However, it takes 29. 5 days for the moon to complete one full phase change.

Why do we never see the DARK SIDE? Synchronous Rotation is the reason we never see the dark side of the moon. n Over the millennia, the Moon has become "locked" into a special kind of motion around the Earth. n It rotates on its axis at the same pace as it revolves around the Earth n As a result, the Moon keeps the same face toward us throughout its orbit which is called the nearside. Side we can’t see is called the “farside” n

Phases n The lighted side of the moon always faces the sun.

New Moon What we see New moon occurs when the moon is between the sun & the Earth. n The dark side of the What is happening from above. moon is facing the Earth. E n Sunlight

Full Moon What we see The full moon occurs when the Moon & the Sun are on opposite sides of the Earth. n The lighted side of the. What is happening from above. moon is facing Earth. n E Sunlight

Full Moon n n n The full moon is given different names, depending on when it appears. For example, the "Harvest moon" is the full moon that appears nearest to the Autumnal Equinox, occurring in late September or early October. Some other full moon names (by month) include January Moon After Yule, Wolf Moon, or Old Moon February Snow Moon or Hunger Moon March Sap Moon, Crow Moon, or Lenten Moon April Grass Moon or Egg Moon May Milk Moon or Planting Moon June Rose Moon, Flower Moon, or Strawberry Moon July Thunder Moon or Hay Moon August Grain Moon or Green Corn Moon September Fruit Moon or Harvest Moon October Harvest Moon or Hunter's Moon November Hunter's Moon or Frosty Moon, December Moon Before Yule or Long Night Moon.

Blue Moon When there is more than one full moon in a month, the second moon is called a blue moon. n A blue moon happens every two years on average. n The phrase, “Once in a blue moon” means very rarely or very seldom or almost never. n

First Quarter Moon What we see The First quarter moon occurs when the moon is halfway between new and full. n As seen from the Earth, half the moon’s What is happening from above. disk is illuminated. E n Sunlight

Third Quarter Moon What we see Third or last quarter moon occurs halfway between the full moon & the new moon. n As seen from the Earth, half the moon’s disk is illuminated. What is happening from above. n E Sunlight

Waxing n When the moon is between new & full, the visible part of the moon is increasing. n This is called waxing E Sunlight

Waning When the moon is between full & new, the visible part of the moon is decreasing. n This is called waning. n E Sunlight

Crescent Moon the moon is between New & 1 st Quarter it is called a waxing crescent. Full Moon n When q When the moon is between 3 rd & New it is called a waning crescent. E 3 rd Quarter 1 st Quarter Waning Crescent New Moon Sunlight Waxing Crescent

Gibbous Moon n When the moon is between 1 st Quarter & Full it is called a waxing gibbous. Full Moon Waning Gibbous E 3 rd Quarter 1 st Quarter q When the moon is between Full & 3 rd it is called a waning gibbous. Waning Crescent New Moon Sunlight Waxing Crescent

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