When its a half moon why can you see the full circle?
2006-11-03 18:22:08 · 4 answers · asked by Melissa H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
"Half Moon" simply refers to that moment in the lunar cycle haflway between the New Moon and the Full Moon. It doens't necessarily refer to the way it looks like.
2006-11-03 19:45:32 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it don't just disappear when its in its other stages other than full moon. Brightness of sun on part of the moon that you can see carries over to the dark parts. Making it so you can barely make out the outline of the rest of the moon.
2006-11-03 20:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by ODDONE 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it is a full circle. Sometimes it just doesn't look like it.
2006-11-04 01:03:45 · answer #3 · answered by boots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably light reflected off the earth being reflected off the moon back to earth. I think it's called "earthshine."
2006-11-03 18:38:03 · answer #4 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋