It seems logical that they would cuz we are all on Earth but the sciencific part of my brain thinks maybe not cuz on other side of the Earth from me.
2006-06-18 22:46:34 · 11 answers · asked by leifving 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Assuming that the moon is at a location visible from both Greece and Texas, which is entirely possible, then yes you will both see a full moon. If not, then Greece will see a full moon as soon as the moon rises for them.
But chances are, you are asking about the "fullness" of the moon from different terrestrial vantage points. Then the answer is still yes, because what people perceive to be a "full" moon is subject to a very wide margin of visual ambiguity. The moon can be "not quite full" by several degrees and still appear perfectly full and round to the human eye. This is what lets us see a full moon for an entire night, and in fact most of the time, for several nights in a row.
If our visual acuity were able to discern the lit versus dark surface of the moon under more strict contrast (much, much more strict), then for most of that time we would see the tiniest sliver of dark and perceive the moon as not-quite-full. The closer our vision approaches to perfect (and the more perfectly transparent our atmosphere becomes), then the less amount of time we would believe the moon were truly full.
Eventually, and technically, the moon can only be truly full for a fraction of a second, but then it would only be so during the peak of a lunar eclipse, which rather takes away from its "fullness", haha. This is the instant that the moon is perfectly opposite the Earth from the sun.
2006-06-18 23:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by stellarfirefly 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The full moon occurs at a particular instant each month. At that instant, only half of the residents of earth can see the moon. Some see it high in the sky, some see it rising, some see it setting. People who happen to be on the "wrong" side of the earth at that instant cannot see the full moon that month. They will see the moon a few hours before full and a few hours after full (the next night) but not at the instant of full.
For example, the next full moon occurs on July 11, 2006 at 3:02 AM universal time. Eastern Daylight Time is four hours behind UT, so it would be 11:02 PM on July 10 in the eastern US when full moon occurs, and the moon would be in the sky for observers in the east at that time. In the western US, it would be 8:02 PM at the time of full and the moon would be rising. In Hawaii, the moon may not yet have risen, and observers there will miss July's full moon, but will see the moon a few hours after full.
2006-06-18 22:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they may see a setting full moon as you see a high full moon. As the moon is far away from the earth (the sun and moon share same size as viewed from the Earth which is why we get eclipses), a full moon in Greece is a full moon in Texas.
2006-06-18 22:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by masamune_black_rainbow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-26 21:21:08 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full moon is seen all over the earth as far the moon is above the horizon.
2006-06-18 23:11:11 · answer #5 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moon's rotation has locked into phase with its orbit around the earth. the same side of the moon always faces the earth, so everyone on earth sees almost the exact same thing.the earth is spinning at 29 times the speed of the moon.
2006-06-18 23:10:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your scientific part is correct. Greece is around 8 hours ahead of you, so by the time you see the moon at night, it's daytime in Greece.
2006-06-18 22:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by Buster Van Buren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remember the earth spins - so when you see the full moon on one side of the earth, once the planet spins enough that night/day the other side of the earth will see it too.
2006-06-18 22:52:04 · answer #8 · answered by Kevin A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, both places can see a full moon about every 28+ days if the weather isn't overcast.
2006-06-18 23:42:46 · answer #9 · answered by wefields@swbell.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is yes
but when there will be night in greece
its full moon for whole world
the situation is different from that of solar eclipse in which few parts of observe full eclipse while few see only partial
2006-06-19 00:44:03 · answer #10 · answered by Great Advisor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋