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but the Earth absorbs a lot of light, and we're only 3 or 4 times bigger than the moon, so how can we emit enough radiation to illuminate the "dark side of the moon"?
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The same way the moon reflects enough light to illuminate the dark side of the Earth. 
People used to do harvesting deep into the night by the light of the moon. which is why they called it a harvest moon.
People used to do harvesting deep into the night by the light of the moon. which is why they called it a harvest moon.
i watched the sun go down ....lovely red sky.................and the moon is sitting right over the Irish Sea....
tis a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful night.....
tis a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful night.....
I sat at the top of Everton Brow, highest point in Liverpool, and watched the sun tracking across the bay. Only bad point was the number of wind turbines in the bay, there must be at least 20 of them! Why couldn't they put them further out or round the corner at say, Southport!!
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I sat at the top of Everton Brow, highest point in Liverpool, and watched the sun tracking across the bay. Only bad point was the number of wind turbines in the bay, there must be at least 20 of them! Why couldn't they put them further out or round the corner at say, Southport!!
err... this is about the moon?? not Southport !!!!
Reservoir rd in Woolton is Liverpools highest point, and it's posher than Everton brow.
I sat at the top of Everton Brow, highest point in Liverpool, and watched the sun tracking across the bay. Only bad point was the number of wind turbines in the bay, there must be at least 20 of them! Why couldn't they put them further out or round the corner at say, Southport!!
err... this is about the moon?? not Southport !!!!
who gave you the job of "thread police"???????
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Reservoir rd in Woolton is Liverpools highest point, and it's posher than Everton brow.
you can't even respect a request for respect !!!
Reservoir rd in Woolton is Liverpools highest point, and it's posher than Everton brow.
you can't even respect a request for respect !!!
No idea what you're on about, I strongly suspect that you haven't either.
Reservoir rd in Woolton is Liverpools highest point, and it's posher than Everton brow.
you can't even respect a request for respect !!!
With all due respect, you did talk about the moon but as these posts are in GD then it stands to reason they will go off on a tangent at times. The tangent this time was about another lunar body, i.e. the setting sun, so why you attach such importance to me mentioning Southport as though I am trying to 'hijack' your thread is beyond me.
Sooey, I have always been under the impression it was Everton Brow so will look in to it at a later date. However, it does have a better view.
Oh there's certainly a better view from the brow, but you get a better class of mugger in woolton.
Oh there's certainly a better view from the brow, but you get a better class of mugger in woolton.
Thats right, they say Please when asking you to hand over your wallet.
imamartian said:
Sooey has pretty much answered it already so I'll just fill in the details a bit:
1) When we see a crescent moon, anybody on the moon will see an almost full Earth.
2) The Earth is a lot bigger than the moon (about four times bigger) so a full Earth will look a lot bigger from the moon than the full moon does to us.
3) Because we have clouds, the Earth a lot more reflective than the moon.
Try to imagine something as bright as Venus but four times bigger than the moon. That's a lot of light! Actually, it wouldn't be that much because Venus is closer to the sun and completely wrapped in clouds but you get the idea.
Ah , The sun shines on the righteous ....and the moon shines on the Irish Tinkersi................and the moon is sitting right over the Irish Sea....
tis a beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful night.....
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