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I see this in the sky all the time.
According to the way the moon is lit up, surely the sun should be 'above' the moon in the sky from the point of view of the camera?
How can the lit-up part of the moon 'face' away from the sun in the sky sometimes?
2007-11-29 01:00:18 · 14 answers · asked by Gabriel H 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
In that photo, the moon is lit from the wrong angle.
This picture was obviously manipulated, because, in reality, you'll never see the sun and moon looking like that in the sky.
2007-11-29 01:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
That picture is obviously fake.
It is impossible to appear like that. I have never EVER seen it look like that and I have been looking at the Moon almost every day for over 40 years. Unlike most people who pay little attention to the sky, I always look up at the sky when going outside. And I always try to look for the Moon. And since I know astronomy I know about when it should be up and which part of the sky to search, if it is a clear day (or night) and I go outside, I always see the Moon. I have been doing this for decades. So don't try to fool me into believing you see this in the sky all the time that way and that the picture is real, because I know otherwise!
2007-11-29 01:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What people tend to forget is that the Sun is a lot further away from the Earth than the Moon is. In this photo, the sun is effectively behind the moon relative to the viewer and only a slim crescent of reflected light should be visible, probably at the bottom right-hand edge.
2007-11-29 03:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by Greg K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The moon reflects the sunlight's easy, and to that end will become a source of sunshine for the evening sky. whilst God suggested He created 2 'lights' He wasn't suggesting that the moon grow to be a large bulb. If it facilitates human beings to work out greater desirable at evening, moonlight is in basic terms that. C'mon, that may no longer a non secular venture, in basic terms straight forward experience.
2016-10-18 08:27:15 · answer #4 · answered by federica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tampered photo. Moon is being added in the photo. The sky is lit up by the descending sun, wherelse the moon's color should suggest that it is during a clear sky late night for the height and angle that it is in.
2007-11-29 02:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by Terry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Tampered?" Depends on what you mean by tampered. This picture was obviously not taken to demonstrate the Moon's relationship with the Sun. It was takes for its artistic quality. It is a double exposure. The result was the artist's intention, so "tampered" is not the right word.
2007-11-29 01:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by ZikZak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has anyone thought about the reflection of the sun's light off of the Earth to the moon? could you be seeing the Earth light off of the moon?
2007-11-29 07:17:12 · answer #7 · answered by ken c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Somebody cut & pasted the moon into that photo. And didn't do a great job, either.
2007-11-29 03:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The picture has been constructed by someone who should have studied the subject before putting foot in mouth.
2007-11-29 02:10:54 · answer #9 · answered by Spanner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The photo has been tampered with.
Also the clouds seem to be transparent in front of the moon.
2007-11-29 01:09:23 · answer #10 · answered by watergump44 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋