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total eclipse of the sun. From the moon you can see the disc of the earth hanging suspended in the lunar sky with a small black speck( the soalr umbral shadow) moving across it. What "phase" does the earth appear to be in at the time?why?

2006-09-27 08:38:46 · 9 answers · asked by mapleafgal sweet an delicious 1 in Science & Mathematics Astronomy & Space

9 answers

The Earth has to be "full" because the sun is right behind you - or below you (as you stand on the moon)

2006-09-27 08:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 1 0

Full earth. The earth is opposite to the moon and fully reflects the light of the sun but for the speck of the moon that is defined by the radius of the eclipse on earth.

2006-09-27 08:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by baldjeanandfriede 3 · 1 0

Hi. The Earth is much larger in the sky when you stand on the moon. And it would be full because it is lined up with the sun and moon.

2006-09-27 08:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1 0

phase? i believe the earth hasn't moved out of adolescence as yet.
if you mean the phase as we'd observe venus and the moon from earth, then surely it would be full. i reckon the earth is only twice as far across as the moon appears to us here. so like a lunar eclipse you'd see the shadow falling on the full phase.
but from wher you'd be you'd see a bloated donought.

2006-09-27 08:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Mose F 1 · 1 0

I wonder if you would actually be able to see the Umbra shadow, that is the one that produces total eclipse. It would be a fairly small dot on the Earth. Certainly the Earth would dim somewhat from the Penumbra shadow, the one that produces partial eclipse, which is much wider than the Umbra.

Good question.

2006-09-27 09:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by nick s 6 · 0 1

The Moon is in synchronous rotation, that signifies that it keeps almost an identical face grew to change into in the route of the Earth in any respect circumstances. Early contained in the Moon's historic previous, its rotation slowed and grew to change into locked in this configuration as a effect of frictional outcomes linked with tidal deformations led to through the Earth. some time previous at the same time as the Moon spun a lot swifter, its tidal bulge preceded the Earth-Moon line because it ought to no longer "snap again" its bulges promptly sufficient to shop its bulges in accordance to Earth.The rotation swept the bulge previous the Earth-Moon line. This out-of-line bulge led to a torque, slowing the Moon spin, like a wrench tightening a nut. at the same time as the Moon's spin slowed sufficient to compare its orbital cost, then the bulge continually confronted Earth, the bulge changed into in accordance to Earth, and the torque disappeared. it somewhat is why the Moon rotates on an identical cost because it orbits and we continually see an identical area of the Moon. Small alterations (libration) contained in the attitude from which the Moon is considered enable about fifty 9% of its floor to be considered from the earth (yet only 0.5 at any on the spot). The area of the Moon that faces Earth is called the close to area, and the alternative area the far area. The far area is often inaccurately said as the "darkish area," yet in reality, it really is illuminated precisely as commonly because the close to area: once in accordance to lunar day, in the course of the recent moon section we note in the international at the same time as the close to area is darkish. The far area of the Moon changed into first photographed through the Soviet probe Luna 3 in 1959. One distinguishing function of the far area is its practically finished lack of maria.

2016-11-24 22:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by kimsey 4 · 0 0

Full Earth, because the Sun is directly behind you, the observer.

2006-09-27 08:47:38 · answer #7 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1 0

The earth appears to be in a orgasmic phase, and "the lunatics are on the grass...."

2006-09-27 08:41:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 3

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2006-09-27 08:41:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

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