Timeline for Apparent Magnitude of First quarter Moon
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 19:09 | comment | added | ProfRob | I see your edit, I - haven't done the calculation myself - but it doesn't agree with all these sources which suggest a factor of 5-10. I don't know the origin of the discrepancy, maybe I am misunderstanding the "phase curve". static.cambridge.org/binary/version/id/… ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_curve_(astronomy)#The_Moon ; skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/how-bright-moon-exactly ; chicagotribune.com/weather/… | |
| Jun 12, 2021 at 18:59 | comment | added | User123 | @ProfRob Not quite 5–10. | |
| Jun 12, 2021 at 18:58 | history | edited | User123 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 18:52 | history | edited | User123 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 12, 2021 at 16:05 | comment | added | ProfRob | The area factor is only one factor. The scattering angle matters. The real answer is considerably less than half as bright. More like a factor of 5-10. | |
| Jun 2, 2021 at 18:41 | history | answered | User123 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
