Waxing Gibbous Moon with 93% illuminated
#Beaumont #Alberta #Canada Time 4:21 am
#Camera #Nikon #Coolpix #P900 at a distance 405 025 Km.
#Weather Clear skies with 2°C ( 35°F ) Date April 21 2024
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Waxing Gibbous Moon starts.
Waxing means that it is getting bigger.
Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle
of a Full Moon,
With some exceptions, the Waxing Gibbous Moon rises
during the day, after noon.
It is usually visible in the evening and sets after midnight.
During this period, the lit up portion of the Moon increases
from 50.1% to 99.9%.
Technically, this phase lasts until the moment of Full Moon.
However, it can be difficult to differentiate the last stage of a Waxing Gibbous Moon from a Full Moon when as much as 98% to 99%
of the Moon's visible surface is illuminated.
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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 !! ))))))))))))
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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This wide variation is because Earth's moon has no atmosphere
to hold in heat at night or prevent the surface from getting
so hot during the day.
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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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Have a nice day
Tom