Timeline for Why would the side of the moon that faces earth be as dark as the far side of the moon?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
8 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2021 at 23:15 | history | edited | userLTK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
spelling fixed.
|
| Feb 8, 2021 at 12:17 | comment | added | A. I. Breveleri | Once or twice a year, when I can't quite finish a six-pack. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 8:03 | comment | added | I'm with Monica | @A.I.Breveleri, now I'm curious: How often do you use the latter? Does it come up much in day-to-day conversation? | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 22:53 | comment | added | A. I. Breveleri | "libration" not "libation". (I make this same mistake about half the time I use either word.) | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 14:07 | comment | added | fraxinus | Update: the light from the full (or even half) Earth on the moon is definitely enough to read. Earth is way bigger than the Moon in the sky and has more favorable albedo. And if it is less than half-Earth, you will get direct sunlight as well. It will probably never be dark enough, even in eclipses. | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 14:00 | comment | added | fraxinus | By day, both sides are equally lit by the Sun. By night, the "near" side has some light from the Earth that may be enough to read. The far side by night is lit only by stars. | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 9:41 | comment | added | Kristoffer Sjöö | Would it be easier or harder on average to read a newspaper on the near or the far side of the moon, though? (This is also a reasonable interpretation of the question of which side is "darker"). | |
| Feb 7, 2021 at 5:41 | history | answered | userLTK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |