I lost a pound and a half.
Kathryn Purdie has an agent for her book.
Things are looking up. The moon is a waxing crescent today, which means it's getting bigger.
I'm looking up.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Moon Phases
Blogger T.W.A. records the phases of the moon. I wasn't listening in school when we learned these, so I'm placing them here. Just saying "waxing gibbous moon" makes me smile.
I lost a pound and a half.
Kathryn Purdie has an agent for her book.
Things are looking up. The moon is a waxing crescent today, which means it's getting bigger.
I'm looking up.
New Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is not visible (except during a solar eclipse).
Waxing Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
First Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Waxing Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Full Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight.
Waning Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Last Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Waning Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
I lost a pound and a half.
Kathryn Purdie has an agent for her book.
Things are looking up. The moon is a waxing crescent today, which means it's getting bigger.
I'm looking up.
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Doesn't anyone else out there go to the bathroom in the middle of the night? What's there to do for those moments, but look out and enjoy the view? The moon phases and the constellations have made my nocturnal loo visits so much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteBut it means, too, that I have to put my glasses on...
Yes, and we see the moon in all of these stages and whisper, "Ooh and aah" and "Look, the moon looks like a cut fingernail," but never learned if it was waxing or waning or gibbous.
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