Reply With QuoteWhy isn't it a full moon all of the time then?Originally Posted by CAMiller
Is the moon inflatable? I think not Mr CAM.
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Because what you see is not being caused by the earth's shadow?
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Why isn't it a full moon all of the time then?
Is the moon inflatable? I think not Mr CAM.
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I thought it was due to the angle of the Sun's rays hitting the moon but I'm no astronomer hence the ?
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"The moon's a balloon"
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That makes sense!
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My old mate John2 told me about something called Google so I investigated and found this. Half the moon is always illuminated, it's phase is related to how you are seeing it. Eclipses only happen at Full Moon.
http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml
I'll accept any form of alcohol as an apology Frog
Last edited by CAMiller; 17-07-2019 at 04:33 PM.
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I saw the eclipse last night with out realising it was an eclipse, thought it was cloud creating the unusual crescent, but then thought it odd it went on without changing.
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That's what we thought it was all the way home. Thankfully I wasn't driving as Id have probably driven across a field to get a closer look!
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Bars open!My old mate John2 told me about something called Google so I investigated and found this. Half the moon is always illuminated, it's phase is related to how you are seeing it. Eclipses only happen at Full Moon.
http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases.phtml
I'll accept any form of alcohol as an apology Frog
I googled it last night and then watched it on a news channel +1 and watched it again! Apparently there was a total eclips somewhere.
I refuse to read that link as me and my mate got it sorted this afternoon and we had already decided that ithe moon is inflatable!
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One thought. When we are looking at light from stars 9 billion light years away,
Any life there will be 9 billion years advanced.
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