Moon in the fog
by Michelle Frizzell-Thompson
Title
Moon in the fog
Artist
Michelle Frizzell-Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography/digital Art
Description
The moon is the easiest celestial object to find in the night sky — when it's there. Moon phases and the moon's orbit are a mystery to many. Because it takes 27.3 days both to rotate on its axis and to orbit Earth, the Moon always shows us the same face. We see the Moon because of reflected sunlight. How much of it we see depends on its position in relation to Earth and the Sun.
The moon has a very thin atmosphere, so a layer of dust — or a footprint — can sit undisturbed for centuries. And without much of an atmosphere, heat is not held near the planet, so temperatures vary wildly. Daytime temperatures on the sunny side of the moon reach 273 degrees F; on the dark side it gets as cold as -243.
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October 21st, 2013
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