First Quarter Moon phase on Blue skies
#Beaumont #Alberta #Canada 49% illuminated at a Distance 387 191 Km.
#Camera #Nikon #Coolpix #P900 Date March 16 2024
#Weather Clear skies 9°C ( 48°F ) time 4:50 pm
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The first quarter moon is a primary moon phase when we can
see exactly half of the sun's visible surface illuminated.
If it is the left or right half, depends on where you are on Earth.
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The Moon does not radiate its own light, but the Moon's surface
reflects the Sun’s rays .
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the Moon reaches its First Quarter.
In this phase, the Moon is in quadrature
and one half of the Moon's disk is illuminated as seen from Earth.
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The First Quarter Moon rises at noon,
transits the meridian at sunset and sets at midnight.
As viewed from anywhere on Earth, a first quarter moon
appears at its highest in the sky at sunset.
It sets around the middle of the night.
It's called a quarter moon, but, from Earth, it looks half illuminated
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During the first quarter moon energy is more balanced than the
other moon phases and energy increases during 10 am and 2 pm.
It is common to feel emotionally balanced and more outgoing.
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The brightest and largest object in our night sky, the Moon makes Earth a more livable planet by moderating our home planet's wobble on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate.
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Why does the Moon have so many craters while Earth has so few?
On Earth, impact craters are harder to recognize because of weathering and erosion of its surface.
The Moon lacks water, an atmosphere, and tectonic activity, three forces that erode Earth's surface and erase all but the most recent impacts.
the lunar surface is covered with craters.
This is because Earth is a dynamic planet, and tectonics, volcanism, seismicity, wind and oceans all play against the preservation of impact craters on Earth.
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High and low tides are caused by the moon.
The moon's gravitational pull generates something called the tidal force.
The tidal force causes Earth and its water to bulge out on the side
closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon.
These bulges of water are high tides.
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The reason the moon is hard to photograph is that it's actually very bright, but surrounded by very dark sky .
The moon move
in that the average motion of the Moon in the sky is 13.2 degrees per day.
This motion does vary, though, due to two effects.
As a result, during each orbit the distance to the Moon varies by twice this offset of 12000 miles.
Gravity from Earth pulls on the closest tidal bulge, trying to keep it aligned.
all the astronomical bodies you see are moving.
So, yes, the moon is moving.
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Temperatures on the moon are very hot in the daytime,
about 100 degrees C. ( 212°F )
any water on the Moon evaporated with this kind of temperature
(((((((No Human can survive this temperature !! ))))))))
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At night, the lunar surface gets very cold,
as cold as minus 173 degrees C. ( -279.4°F )
((((((((((((( No Human will survive !! )))))))))))))))))
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Thank you very much
have a nice day
Stay Safe and healthy
Tom