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minus-squareLydia_K@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·3 days agoWhen the moon is moving between the earth and the sun, casting it’s shadow onto the earth.
minus-squareAFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoNo, no, that’s not at all the reason, nor is it the reason we most often see the moon as a crescent. It’s because the sun is off to the side, so we see the light shining on one side and no light on the opposite side.
minus-squareAmyAye@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 days agoYeah but its much smaller, it just leaves a dot. Like when there are Eclipses, it just leaves a dark splotch moving in an arc.
When the moon is moving between the earth and the sun, casting it’s shadow onto the earth.
No, no, that’s not at all the reason, nor is it the reason we most often see the moon as a crescent. It’s because the sun is off to the side, so we see the light shining on one side and no light on the opposite side.
Yeah but its much smaller, it just leaves a dot. Like when there are Eclipses, it just leaves a dark splotch moving in an arc.