#Trees reaching up to the #waning #crescent #Moon floating in an open #blue #shy. Gentle, cheerful #MoonPhoto retooted from Silvia Sánchez (@Miss_Kohane). Lovely image, Silvia. Looks like a tiny #bird flying near the upper right branches.
đź”— https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/733627244084705248/ 26 Aug 2024
#SturgeonMoon #KronoMoonPhoto #MoonOverMastodon #halfmoon #quartermoon #waningcrescent #waningmoon #photography
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When you look at a quarter moon you are looking at the sunrise/sunset line, or terminator, as shown in the NASA APOD below. Yes, you can see the terminator if you look at a crescent moon, or a gibbous moon, but it’s only when you are directly over the sunrise line that you see that kind of a quarter moon. In fact, when you look at the Moon at your local sunset you are standing on the sunset line of the Earth, also called the terminator. If you think about it, the only way this can happen is if the Moon is directly behind the Earth in its orbit around the Sun.
Now, the Earth travels about 29.6km/sec in its orbit around the Sun (circumference of the orbit/seconds in a year). And the Moon, on average, is 382,500km from the Earth. So, the Earth covers the Earth-Moon distance in about 3.5hours.
That means that when you look at a Last Quarter Moon, at sunset, you are looking at the very spot in space that the Earth was at, 3.5 hours ago. In the morning, should you be up early enough to see a First Quarter Moon at local sunrise, you will be looking at the very spot in space where the Earth will be about the time you sit down for your pre-luncheon snack.
#QuarterMoon
When you look at a quarter moon (AKA half moon), one that looks like this: D , you are looking at the sunrise or sunset line, AKA terminator. Yes, you can see the terminator if you look at a crescent moon, or a gibbous moon, but it’s only when you are directly over the sunrise/sunset line that you see that kind of a half moon. When you look at the moon at your local sunset you are standing on the sunset line of the Earth, also called the terminator. If you think about it, the only way this can happen is if the moon is directly behind the Earth in its orbit around the Sun. Go do a drawing. You have the moon and the Earth in line, like this: o O –> with the arrow indicating the movement of the Earth in its orbit. To complete the picture, the Sun would be off the top of the page, and the bottom half of those circles would be dark.
Now, the Earth travels about 29.6km/sec in its orbit around the sun. And the moon, on average, is 382,500 from the Earth. (Bear with me here, the math is almost over). So, the Earth covers the Earth-Moon distance in about 3.5hours.
That means that when you look at a First Quarter Moon, at sunset, you are looking at the very spot in space that the Earth was at, 3.5 hours ago. In the morning, should you be up early enough to see a Last Quarter Moon at local sunrise, you will be looking at the very spot in space where the Earth will be about the time you sit down for your pre-luncheon snack.
Today's Tune: Emmylou Harris EASY FROM NOW ON
Quarter moon in a ten cent town
It's time for me to lay my heartaches down
Saturday night I'm gonna make myself a name
Take a month of Sundays to try and explain
“There are two kinds of men. Those who are in love with Emmylou Harris, and those who haven’t met her.” ~ #WillieNelson
#EmmylouHarris #SingerSongwriter #QuarterMoon #FolkMusic #Storyteller #Trailblazer
And lastly for today, to celebrate NASA’s successful Artemis launch, here’s a close up the quarter moon, showing its many craters and colour variations owing to mineral content on the surface. #moon #moonphase #moonphotography #nasa #artemis #moonphoto #mond #halbmond #quartermoon #luna #photography #fotografie #moonlovers
I'm very late on this art prompt but here we go!
My piece for _denaemoon_'s #lunaugust first quarter moon prompt over on twitter.
The moon goddess, she wakes.
#moon #moonphases #waxingmoon #quartermoon #sun #stars #moonlight #digitalart #digitalpainting #clipstudiopaint #mastoart #creativetoot #art #artist #painting #learningtopaint
