Thursday 5/17/18 Notebook Entry: How is picture A different from picture B? What is the name of A? What is the name of B? A B
Why does the moon look different from Earth at different times of the month? Moon phases are cause by 3 things: The moon’s revolution around the Earth. The fact that the moon’s orbit path is tilted. The moon reflecting sunlight towards Earth We cannot always see the 50% of the moon that is illuminated. Depending on where the moon is on the orbit path we see different portions of the illuminated half.
Solar and Lunar Eclipses
When are the next total eclipses? Total Solar Eclipse = July 2nd 2019 and best visible from Chile and Argentina. Total Lunar Eclipse = July 27, 2018 but not visible where we live. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html