Misconception: Moon is closer to Earth when it’s rising. False!

False! Moon makes it own light.

There is a dark side of the moon, that is, a side that never receives light. False!

False! The moon does not rotate.

The moon goes around Earth in a single day. False!

1. New Moon Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth sunrise noon sunset Sunlight Earth (1) New Moon Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

2. Waxing Crescent Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Sunlight Earth ~ 9 am ~ 3 pm ~ 9 pm Sunlight Earth Sunlight Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture. (2) Waxing Crescent

3. First Quarter Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth noon sunset midnight Sunlight Earth (3) First Quarter Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

4. Waxing Gibbous Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 3pm ~ 3 am Sunlight Earth (4) Waxing Gibbous Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

5. Full Moon Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth sunset midnight sunrise Sunlight Earth (5) Full Moon Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

6. Waning Gibbous Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 9 pm ~3 am ~9 am Sunlight Earth (6) Waning Gibbous Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

7. Third Quarter Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth midnight sunrise noon Sunlight Earth (7) Third Quarter Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

8. Waning Crescent Rise: Highest in sky: Set: Sunlight Earth ~ 3am ~ 3 pm Sunlight Earth (8) Waning Crescent Note: If you have internet explorer 5.0 and beyond you will need to Use the mouse button to advance through these slides. For Netscape Navigator the graphics show as a static picture.

Have you ever seen a halo around the Moon 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 surface and exiting through the opposing surface 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.